The Hills Have Eyes + The Blair Witch Project
The premise and story line are catchy right from the get-go. The cheesy-ness of the climbing scenes are somewhat distracting, as is the Liam Neeson doppelganger.
Based on the summary, you already know that the little girl is a ticking time bomb, but the suspense generated by not knowing is intriguing at least.
The in-the-box scene reminds me of Hellraiser and Brake, and plays off the natural claustrophobia in all of us.
The extra parties that fall victim to the "bad guys" are distracting. There are other ways to show the blatant disregard for human life.
The inability for trained hunters with high-powered rifles to hit a girl no more than 100 feet away is a joke. I get that it builds suspense, but at least have it realistic. The one time they actually hit anything after that many rounds is the guy with the decoy that gets them nowhere.
Also, like many other movies in this wonderful realm we call B-Movies, the jump scenes lack sufficient build-up and setup.
"What if we came along and trampled onto a delicate situation?" What if you actually built out the plot instead of explaining it through cheap dialog?
When all the action starts happening, it helps to forget the so-so first half of the movie, until you get to the oddly abrupt ending.
It leaves you wanting more, not because you love it, but because you never got what you thought was coming. Classic B-Movie move.
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