Finally a decent one.

Rating: 7/10 (7 March 2006)

A family decides to take a vacation to California. After stopping at a run down gas station and taking directions from a seemingly less than trustworthy individual, their innocent little family outing turns into a living hell. I think everyone has been waiting for a good horror film, in spite of the recent lack luster ones that have came out this year. Having never seen the original "The Hills Have Eyes" I couldn't tell you which one is better. This one definitely exceeded my expectations. I had an opportunity to see this at an advanced screening. It starts of a little on the slow side. Some of the characters are just strait up annoying starting off, so be prepared to be wishing death on some of them. When the action starts, it hits hard. You will find yourself pitying this poor family. The acting wasn't that bad surprisingly. If you are a fan of gore this movie offers some pretty good scenes. Nothing outstanding though. The suspense was a little mediocre. You have your typical "boo" type scares. You can see most of them coming. This movie's strength is in the situation this family is in. They start off not getting along very well, but after loosing some of their own they have to learn to get along as a family and fight for survival. I'll give the family dog kudos. You'll see what I mean.