Donner Pass (2011)

Donner Pass (2011). 1h 30m | R

“True story: in 1864, a group of emigrants travelling through Donner Pass, California, became trapped by such heavy snow that some of them eventually resorted to cannibalism in order to survive.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNot quite so true story: in 2014, BA_Harrison resorted to chewing off his own legs in order to relieve his frustration at watching yet another run-of-the-mill slasher in which a bunch of unlikeable teens get slaughtered by a homicidal maniac.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAfter a reasonable intro in which we witness the gruesome events of Donner Pass, 1864, this film follows a group of present-day teens who travel to a remote cabin for a weekend break only to be bumped off one-by-one by a mysterious killer. Ho-hum.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTo be fair, Donner Pass does get slightly better towards the end, when the plot takes a strange turn involving rape/revenge, and a cannibalistic antagonist who can pass u0026#39;the hungeru0026#39; to his victims, but for the most part it is routine teen-friendly nonsense the likes of which we have seen countless times before.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA brief bit of topless action from a soon-to-be-dead blonde in a hot-tub and some reasonable gore (including one character who gets a pick-axe through the throat AND a claw hammer in the eye for good measure) helps to make the time pass a bit less painfully, but you wonu0026#39;t be missing much if you decide to pass on Donner Pass.”