The idea and the premise of the movie is not bad, if the main character hadn't been a geologist/volcanologist. I couldn't stop asking why, someone of her profession and someone who should have been more intelligent, could have gotten into this situation in the first place.
How could she have left that pack in the first place? How did she not see it? If she had to go back for it, why would she continue wandering around by herself without ANY supplies/equipment? Because it looked like instead of heading back to her vehicle, she decided to take a hike or walk around some more and at the end of the day not long before the sun will be setting? Again, why would someone of her profession be caught in this predicament to begin with? And this is just within the first few minutes of the film.
Ok, so, if you manage to get past the first 5-10 minutes of the film, it doesn't get any better. The dialogue is terrible. The little girl somehow has a heavy Italian accent even though the mom doesn't and there's no explanation for where the dad is. There's a lot of crying. There's a snake in the pit with her but it's so fake you can tell someone is pulling it with a string as it slithers by. And, why, for God's sake are there snake noises whenever it's around? Snakes don't make any sound unless it's a rattle snake. The sound effects were terrible, the special effects were laughable, the script was bad, it was predictable, no suspense.
She really couldn't have found a way out? Or as someone else pointed out, she couldn't have turned on her GPS or tried to send a message and then tossed the phone out of the hole where it would get reception?
For someone who's supposed to be so smart, she sure was dumb and helpless.
The scene at the end was terrible. She was supposed to be under water, but her hair was still sitting on her shoulders instead of floating, the swimming at the end, just horrible. The film makers could have tried a little harder to make it more realistic. It's like they gave up at the very end.
And then, she finally emerges and is standing at the top looking away into the distance, and it's obvious her father sees her but instead of calling for help, or rushing towards her to see if she's ok, hug her, help her down, he just stands there watch her and smiles. WTH?
I don't know how anyone can say this was a good movie and that it was emotionally moving. I guess if you can get past all the silliness, bad script, bad special effects and the question of how someone of her profession could get into this situation in the first place, maybe it could be emotional. But I even saw from the very beginning what was coming with the little girl. It wasn't a mystery. It was so obvious.
Anyway, I couldn't stop watching. It was like a train wreck you can't look away from. I was already midway through it, I figured I had to see how it ended at this point. But it was just...bad. So. So. Bad.
How could she have left that pack in the first place? How did she not see it? If she had to go back for it, why would she continue wandering around by herself without ANY supplies/equipment? Because it looked like instead of heading back to her vehicle, she decided to take a hike or walk around some more and at the end of the day not long before the sun will be setting? Again, why would someone of her profession be caught in this predicament to begin with? And this is just within the first few minutes of the film.
Ok, so, if you manage to get past the first 5-10 minutes of the film, it doesn't get any better. The dialogue is terrible. The little girl somehow has a heavy Italian accent even though the mom doesn't and there's no explanation for where the dad is. There's a lot of crying. There's a snake in the pit with her but it's so fake you can tell someone is pulling it with a string as it slithers by. And, why, for God's sake are there snake noises whenever it's around? Snakes don't make any sound unless it's a rattle snake. The sound effects were terrible, the special effects were laughable, the script was bad, it was predictable, no suspense.
She really couldn't have found a way out? Or as someone else pointed out, she couldn't have turned on her GPS or tried to send a message and then tossed the phone out of the hole where it would get reception?
For someone who's supposed to be so smart, she sure was dumb and helpless.
The scene at the end was terrible. She was supposed to be under water, but her hair was still sitting on her shoulders instead of floating, the swimming at the end, just horrible. The film makers could have tried a little harder to make it more realistic. It's like they gave up at the very end.
And then, she finally emerges and is standing at the top looking away into the distance, and it's obvious her father sees her but instead of calling for help, or rushing towards her to see if she's ok, hug her, help her down, he just stands there watch her and smiles. WTH?
I don't know how anyone can say this was a good movie and that it was emotionally moving. I guess if you can get past all the silliness, bad script, bad special effects and the question of how someone of her profession could get into this situation in the first place, maybe it could be emotional. But I even saw from the very beginning what was coming with the little girl. It wasn't a mystery. It was so obvious.
Anyway, I couldn't stop watching. It was like a train wreck you can't look away from. I was already midway through it, I figured I had to see how it ended at this point. But it was just...bad. So. So. Bad.