Flunked assignment

Rating: 4/10 (10 November 2007)

We all know the laughable gimmick attached to this thing that was foisted when this came out. "A camera with footage of three missing teens was found in the forest." We were supposed to believe the three had been filming a documentary about the legendary Blair Witch haunting. The whole bit of trying to look like actual footage made by inexperienced camera operators was so contrived and overdone that its fake nature was almost insulting. How could they actually think this junk could fool anyone? "Missing film makers?" Right. It's no wonder anybody involved with this shoddy nonsense disappeared.
"Overdone" is an understatement. Every two seconds, the view jostles around, and the camera is aimed at nothing while stuff goes on off screen. You get the corny cliché of fleeting, rapid panning movements that just show wild flashes. It reminded me of that hoax footage that was supposedly of a live Sasquatch taking an afternoon stroll through the forest. The pseudo-documentary approach looks more like a cheap reality show. "Interviewees" say dumb stuff, which tells nothing. Forget about any insights to the Witch herself. What you will see besides leaves on the ground is the endless f-bomb arguing of these mindless brats, culminating with the classic scene of a bad actress framed conveniently in the exact corner (accidentally, right, ha ha) as she sniffs her way through a meandering apology to everyone from her folks to her pet parakeet. I rooted for the witch to shut them all up.
Oh, and be on the lookout for the one of the greatest cop-out non-ending endings you'll ever see. Entertaining in its own way, this poorly executed gimmick "project" is one of the funniest things put on film.