A great idea isn't always a great film

Rating: 6/10 (19 October 1999)

Wow-what a great idea for a movie.
Even if the ad campaign's suggestion that this was a true story was terribly transparent, it was still an exciting concept. It could have been a great film, too.
Instead of making the most of the idea, there's far too much time spent on the extremely un-sympathetic characters arguing with each other. I suppose this is meant to show their dawning fear and justify the incredibly stupid things they wind up doing (like not walking out of the woods...duh). Instead of being scary, the movie is merely annoying for too many long spells.