A group of friends gathers to spend a typical “cabin in the woods” weekend in a remote area, but they discover a phenomenon that will make them descend into paranoia.
Film Industry: One of the most rewarding yet inconsistent industries out there. See director Evan Kelly, for example. After directing The Corridor, his feature debut, he vanished. And the film did actually well. So, why? Shame, whatever the reason may be.
About the film now… It is just over an hour and a half Canadian, indie, low-budget, slow-burn thriller, which takes half of that time to kick in. Something that begs the question, how much patience do you have? If you do have it and watch past the pleasantries at the bonding part, it becomes realistically suspenseful. Everyone reacts to “the corridor” the way you and I potentially would have. Until paranoia takes over!
You will not encounter any Hollywood conventions here, which increases the unpredictability and, consequently, the suspense. The acting, though, does not favour the film, and, in the end, it looks like the script is losing track of how it started or where it wanted to go. Unfortunately, the photography doesn’t help much either, whereas the editing is doing its best to stitch it together.
I know… I started by praising it, and then my review went down the hill. I liked the story, but the script and the film’s development in the production stage came out much poorer than it was probably intended for in the preproduction stage. So, is it worth your time? I’m not saying you will definitely like it, but if you are up for a different cinematic rhythm that is cliche-free, then this might be the one you are looking for. Or not. I, for one, am glad I gave it a chance despite its flaws.
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