Much Ado About Nothing

Rating: 2/10 (3 November 1999)

I caught this movie on DVD at home, and at night. I looked forward to having a good scare. However, all I can say is I ended up with a lousy headache and immense sense of Boredom, spelled with a capital B.
Frankly, I have no clue what the hype surrounding the movie was about. What dominated the show were the conflicts among the 3 persons, accentuated by the fact that they were lost, and the stress induced by lack of food, rest and a good bath!
Their conflicts became petty, self-centred and juvenile, which came out in the form of screaming sessions, sarcastic remarks and finger-pointing routine. They were just too distracting for me to enjoy the horror (if there were any in the first place).
I can't call this a horror film. Maybe a showcase of young people in extreme duress coupled with psychological trauma. Or perhaps a teenage film telling what will happen to you if you hang out with pals whom you don't know well. I would say this movie is in the same category with films like "I know what you did last summer" and "scream", except that for this movie, the setting was in the woods.
The jerkiness of a home-made video certainly didn't add to the pleasure of watching it.