Okay is the best word to describe it. The characters are likeable - just enough to worry for. The cinematography is gorgeous. Still, the underdeveloped script limits the other actors from being able to portray characters with actual unique and engaging personalities. The 1.5 hours are way too short to successfully pull off a riveting story, sad because there was great potential here. By the time the scene was set and context was given, the movie had 20 minutes left.
Meester and Brody, with their central, vitaI roles, save 'River Wild' from being a dull documentary, making it an actual thriller movie.
Leighton Meester portrays her fear so well, even with such a script, a pit grew in my stomach with her emotion. Her wails were so uncomfortable to watch. Great job.
Brody took a character with about a sentence's worth of provided backstory, and gave us a performance that says so much whilst saying so little about the characters history. He was truly psycho. It was great.
The other actors did a good job with what they were given, but sadly their characters were given little attention, so their dialogue was forgettable. It's always a real shame when a movie uses characters purely to progress the plot then just keeps them silent the rest of the film.
Overall, I would watch this film when i'm craving a thriller on a Friday night before I completely dose off. It goes by so quick and lacks substance, so you need to be unfocused to enjoy and ignore its faults. I'm usually overcritical so my review focuses mainly on negatives so it sounds like it would be a 4, but I'd give 'River Wild' a 5-6/10.
Meester and Brody, with their central, vitaI roles, save 'River Wild' from being a dull documentary, making it an actual thriller movie.
Leighton Meester portrays her fear so well, even with such a script, a pit grew in my stomach with her emotion. Her wails were so uncomfortable to watch. Great job.
Brody took a character with about a sentence's worth of provided backstory, and gave us a performance that says so much whilst saying so little about the characters history. He was truly psycho. It was great.
The other actors did a good job with what they were given, but sadly their characters were given little attention, so their dialogue was forgettable. It's always a real shame when a movie uses characters purely to progress the plot then just keeps them silent the rest of the film.
Overall, I would watch this film when i'm craving a thriller on a Friday night before I completely dose off. It goes by so quick and lacks substance, so you need to be unfocused to enjoy and ignore its faults. I'm usually overcritical so my review focuses mainly on negatives so it sounds like it would be a 4, but I'd give 'River Wild' a 5-6/10.