I don't write many reviews but I've seen a lot of movies. The nine and ten star reviews listed here are way out of whack. They imply that this movie rates equal to or higher than classic motion picture masterpieces is insane. There were too many blurry out of focus camera shots and they were annoying to say the least, They added nothing in the way of suspense or drama and I saw no artistic merit in them (and I'm an artist). In a nut shell, you have these two knuckleheads out in the woods doing all the wrong things. An accident waiting to happen. No skill involved, it's just dumb luck that she survives at all. You keep waiting for the bear to pursue her in some kind of harrowing chase sequence, where the bear keeps coming and coming and keeps popping up at every turn, but it never happens. The bear is "around", kind of loitering, but doesn't seem hell bent on catching her. Will she kill or injure the bear with that flare she's been saving? No, she just lights it and walks around with it until it's all used up. Eventually she stumbles onto a canoe near the lake and she paddles to safety. Ho-hum.
Review of Backcountry
