Backcountry (2014)

Survive.

Director: Adam MacDonald, Rated R language, gruesome bear attack

Film ClipStarring: Missy Peregrym, Jeff Roop, Eric Balfour, Nicholas Campbell

"You know we'll be lucky to see anything bigger than a chipmunk, right?" - Alex

DML Rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ - above average

Why watch this? Several bad decisions lure a couple deep into bear country. Not good.

Plot Summary: A city couple, Alex and Jenny, take a camping trip deep into the woods. Alex, who has hiked there once before, plans to propose to Jenny at a secluded lake he remembers. Against the ranger's warnings, they embark and soon find themselves lost. Alex can't find the lake, and the couple starts to spat. That night, a large, hungry black bear attacks their tent...

  Dad's Preview: This is one tense, frantic film, though it starts a little slowly. When it kicks in, the feeling grows more ominous by the minute. We know these two ill-prepared campers are going to face serious trouble. When they start squabbling, it only feels more hopeless. The thought of camping in deep woods, where bears frequent, gives me the creeps.  


Thomas Michael; IFC Midnight

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