Nice images, but so much does not add up in this movie.

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It shows that it was filmed in the rookies with the amount of beautiful shots and images, but I must say the survival part of this story simply does not add up.

The images of the character struggling do not make sense. One minute, she is shown on screen proper equipment and the other she is shivering helplessly without a jacket on. I get that the character is supposed to be, at first, a bit clueless and too troubled to care, but to be honest for it to all make sense this woman would have to be beyond stupid and truly not care about her own survival. Also, at the end of the movie , she apparently has all she needs to hike into town, but clearly dying of hunger because a bear is a good enough reason to hike back.
(also the CGI bear shown on screen is apparently the world record for the biggest black bear and about a bear attacking a house for food in early winter, did the screewinter forget about hibernation?, but I digress. )
The passing of time is hard to follow at best and even nonsensical at times with the seasons not lining up properly.


Also, the strong and silent indigenous caregiver women that comes help the poor helpless white lady is a cringey take for an indigenous character whose on top of it all has a storyline that is truly underdeveloped. Perhaps not catastrophically problematic, but definitely not the best way to include indigenous representation in a movie.
Movies do not need to have an explanation for everything all the time nor be a perfect reflection of reality, but this movie has a lot of head scratching moment that could have been easily handled without much ressources , but definitely some better knowledge of survivalism and the outdoors in general as the weird unrealistic moments distract the viewer from the main storyline.

All and all, I do not regret watching this movie, but I think more carefulness about the realism of what is portrayed on screen would have made for a much better product.

score 4/10

cnicol-58120 17 February 2021

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw6606593/