disappointing

pjlb2008

This is a curious movie. There is a decent set-up. The main characters are defined. Brandon Fraser plays a likable character. His character goes to prison because of an accident which leads to the death of an authority. While he is in prison, his children, a 16 year old girl and 13 year old boy, go camping along a river with a friend of the family. The paths of an evil guy and his mentally challenged brother intersect with Fraser's children during the camping trip, leading to the dreaded chase you have seen 100 times before. The evil character is over-the-top in his rage. No one acting like him could last 5 seconds in society without being jailed. There are severally shoot-outs between Fraser and the evil guy. Boy, these guys are bad shots! The children are whiny, shouty and completely annoying. The development of the mentally challenged character is downright bizarre. Although the plot manipulates you into feeling sorrow for him, and pride in his final actions, it apparently forgets the cruelty he exhibits to another character mid-way through the movie. The likability of Fraser's character erodes as the movie progresses. The set-up leading to Fraser's character getting into the chase was implausible. This movie could have been so much better. Watching it was a chore. There was no genuine excitement. I did not care about any of the characters by the end.

score 2/10

pjlb2008 18 October 2013

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