"Into the Forest" is a movie I wanted to like more. It's well made, and well acted, but it just doesn't hold your attention. Perhaps the problem is that the characters never really register. It's about the relationship between two sisters, but the relationship doesn't feel like a real bond.
The movie does a better job of showing a world without power. It reminded me of "Threads", that ravishing pic about the world post-nuclear holocaust, but it keeps directing our attention away from this scenario and toward the two women, who don't provide a strong enough centre.
You have to look around the edges of the movie to find the interesting bits.
The movie does a better job of showing a world without power. It reminded me of "Threads", that ravishing pic about the world post-nuclear holocaust, but it keeps directing our attention away from this scenario and toward the two women, who don't provide a strong enough centre.
You have to look around the edges of the movie to find the interesting bits.