Walk Away

Absolutely undeserving of the low rating it has on IMDB. This movie is very good and well worth the watch. The premise is that a group of 5 people go to a cabin for vacation, and can't leave - if they try to, they get transported back to the attic of the cabin.

Now, there are things that that some people have taken issue with, that I was more than willing to overlook, especially in a lower budget film:

The blood effects - I only noticed what looked like 'bad blood' to me in one scene....the rest of it looked ok to me.

The acting - I actually thought the acting was good. I've seen some bad acting, and this wasn't.

A couple of things I noticed: There are some weird camera flares (I think that's what they are) throughout a lot of the movie. I don't know if these were on purpose to not. I thought at one point maybe they we intentional, but they seem to have no point,or at least nothing is ever mentioned about the,. On the other hand, nothing is show on film any more, so you'd think they've have noticed and fixed these immediately if they weren't on purpose.

I hate when a movie starts with a scene from later in the movie, and this one does that...it doesn't add anything, and it just gives away some of the plot needlessly. In this particular movie, they jump into the action quickly, so there's really no need for it.

I recommend this one!!!

This film is set in a cabin in the woods.. 5 people went there for a vacation and could not leave as every time they tried to I leave they appeared back in the cabin... their sanity is tested till the very end The acting was good, the plot original and interesting Great idea!!

Recommendable

The premise is interesting, and for all those people here complaining about it - I am not aware of any other movie with this same plot.

The only thing that bothers me is that there were still a lot of things that the people in the cabin could try in order to leave but they didn't. They didn't even discuss many obvious strategies. Instead the film was more focused on their fears in the situation. That's fine, but I wanted a bit more. And the ending leaves open too many questions.

This movie is, in a word: cheesy. The plot is interesting, I'll give it that, but it's predictable, and the cinematography is beyond amateur. There were blatantly obvious drone shots, or shots done with a really bad gimbal and no image stabilization. Some of the establishing shots are way too long, there are bizarre transitions, and apart from all of the technical issues, the dialogue and acting is so bland. Some scenes are overacted, some are grossly underacted, but there is a distinct lack of chemistry between all of the actors. I will admit, this definitely was one of those movies where it was "so bad but I kept watching to see what happened next." There were pointless closeups of insects, and the music score was disturbing and distracting.

I was browsing through Amazon video when I stumbled across Walk Away. I didn't have high expectations, in fact they were rather low. I was surprised of how well the film turned out. The acting wasn't the best nor was it terrible. The performances overall were mediocre, but had good moments. Especially during the climax. Dialogue didn't feel forced, a couple of moments felt odd, but were executed well. The cinematography and editing were good, but was slightly annoyed by the lens glare effects; although I'm not sure if it was unintentional or not. The blood effects at some moments looked a little unnatural and a bit pink, but the rest of it was pretty fine.

The writing is what surprised me the most. I was expecting it to be some cookie cutter, by the book horror. It wasn't. At first glance it may seem cliche, but it's a unique story line. I'm glad it was very psychological. Psychological horror can be hard to pull off, yet Walk Away did it well. It's much better than the lazy slasher rip-off garbage that screams, "I killed the kids next door after set the neighborhood drug addict on fire". In other words, it wasn't predictable and I'm happy to see that.

The soundtrack was definitely good and really well composed for the film. The audio editing was very good as well.

It may not be the best, but I recommend watching Walk Away if you're able to. I'd actually watch it again.