Backcountry – Gnadenlose Wildnis (2014)

Backcountry – Gnadenlose Wildnis: Directed by Adam MacDonald. With Jeff Roop, Missy Peregrym, Nicholas Campbell, Eric Balfour. An urban couple go camping in the woods and find themselves lost in the territory of a predatory black bear.

“The story line is OK, if predictable. The acting is fine, but very stereotyped. A needy/arrogant boyfriend, and a full on alpha male. My main issue is with the direction/ photography? So many dark scenes and absolutely filled with out of focus shots. Perhaps trying to make it claustrophobic? This only succeeded in making my head hurt. Here we are in the midst of the beauty of nature and what can we see? A leaf..! It isnu0026#39;t that none of these shots wouldnu0026#39;t be OK, but so many? Constant close ups when we need to see (literally) the bigger picture. This may well have been shot in someoneu0026#39;s back garden at times. I donu0026#39;t suppose I was expecting much from the film, but I was expecting some beautiful cinematography!”