The Before Time (2014)

The Before Time: Directed by Miguel Muller. With Ted Jonas, Jules Hartley, Danielle Baker, Sean Patrick McGowan. When two rival crews head into the desert to shoot a reality show based on a buried Navajo treasure, they discover that truth is not only stranger than fiction, it’s more dangerous. Something wants them from digging deeper and from escaping the desert alive.

“I give this film a gracious u0026quot;2u0026quot; for originality.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePersonally, I am very leery of a film that begins with titles that try to legitimize its premise by by informing the audience that the footage was u0026quot;foundu0026quot;. Really? the idea, although original at the outset, was so poorly crafted that it lost credibility quite soon. The performances were adequate, but the ensuing telling of the tale…SPOILER… I was left feeling taken advantage of. I would not recommend this to anyone who doesnu0026#39;t have a CD theyu0026#39;d rather listen to for 30 minutes while they watch agonized actors trying to portray real emotions in silence.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll in all, a disappointing effort, but it kept 2nd class filmmakers out of trouble for the duration of the project.”