Dismal

Rating: 1/10 (15 March 2018)

If I was the writer whose book this dismal adaptation is based on I would be in litigation with the movie company. ''Nothing like the book.'' is a much bandied around epithet amongst critics but in this case it deserves it. The inherent racism and sexism embedded in this tale is truly horrifying. The main protaginist is a white professional woman who gets the best lines and the lingering soft porn gaze of the camera that is used in the unnecessary and gratutitous back story shots. If I want titilation I can access pornhub. The deep seated anxiety of contemporary culture is glaring in the imagery of a bear ripping through a chainilink fence (?) silently and then carrying off one of the lesser characters to have its way with her in the woods!?
This film was obviously put together by millenials with too much spare cash for their own good. Avoid.