The overall premise for this film (main characters camping in the middle of nowhere, psychopathic family captures them) is not new at all, but this film has its own original take on that idea. For a horror film, especially a low-budget one, it has some decent acting.
The camera work is great, the lighting is good, sound editing pretty good as well. The music is well chosen, not overdone or overly dramatic, it does what it's supposed to.
There were a few things I didn't quite get in this film. First of all, I don't understand why Mary suddenly attacks Amy, whom she had developed a nice relationship with, and who seemed to be the 'odd' one out in the killer family, not wanting to be like the rest. Marry attacking her all of a sudden seemed pointless, and it is not explained why she does so. I really wanted Amy to get out of there with Mary and David.
Secondly, the mother appearing with ~15 minutes left of the film seemed like a weird and pointless introduction, not contributing much to the plot. I guess the idea was to explain why her weirdo kids had become the way they were, but it didn't add anything.
Also, what's up with the grandpa? He's just there.
Anyway, decent film, by no means a "wow" experience, nothing too unpredictable (except, for me, Amy turning out to be a more or less good person), but definitely worth a watch. No jump scares or gore, which I'd expected after reading about it, but it didn't need that, to be honest. I'm glad I watched this film.
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