Reviews

I'm a Stanhope fanatic; I've got the specials, bootlegs, audiobooks etc. That being said, this movie is not good. It's competently shot and edited which keeps it from being a bad movie like most amateur trash; but beyond that there's not a lot to see here. Another review put it perfectly, 'it feels like a hallmark movie without the cheesy cliches', but at least hallmark movies have decent acting most of the time. Which leads me to the next issue, the acting in this isn't even terrible enough to make fun of, it's just phoned in and uninteresting. I can't recall a single line of dialogue from Stanhope or any other character that felt the slightest bit genuine. I expect as much from Stanhope because he's not an actor, he's a comedian; but if everyone else is an actor by trade, they need take a few more classes. Doug has a bit on one of his specials where he talks about hating doing old material because he has to remember the setup and build up the fake anger and frustration to sell the punchline; some of which he uses in the film. But there was no anger or frustration here; only visible awkwardness and flat delivery in the shape of a Stanhope joke. The only funny thing about this movie was the cheesy piano music that played during 'emotional' scenes when it's void of a soundtrack otherwise.

I'll continue to support Stanhope in his other endeavors, but I'm not gonna sit here and pretend that this was a must see for anyone that knows who Doug is.

Let's put aside the absurdity of confronting someone breaking into your vehicle in the middle of the woods. Then also put aside the absurdity of your fight or flight instincts kicking in, but they tell you to take Flight after you've already gained the upper hand through Fight. Then put aside the ridiculousness of a thief wildly shooting into the woods because....if you can't see the person you're trying to shoot, the trees will suffice? The foundation for this movie is ridiculous is what I'm getting at.

The internet has been telling us for the last decade that it's actually near impossible to get fully submerged or even die in quicksand if you're a human being with intelligence greater than a 6 year old. This movie asks the question "what's the internet?"