The Blair Witch has no clothes

Rating: 3/10 (11 August 1999)

From the first I heard of the premise of Blair Witch I was terrifically excited to see the film. I was also intrigued by the mix of video and film. For the first 30 minutes of the film I thought everything was great...the set-up and the acting were both first rate, funny and well done. But then everything deteriorated. The acting became bad improv, the set-up ludicrous and the pacing excruciating. While there was tension when the sun went down, it ultimately felt like the boy who cried wolf...where was the payoff? One long tease with a particularly unsatisfying ending, the film was unfortunately never "scary as hell". Perhaps if I'd seen the film before the hype I wouldn't be as hard on it, but I sincerely doubt I'd think it was very special. I think I'd have the same impression -- a great concept that can't sustain