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There's nothing more terrifying about some of the GREATEST horror/suspense movies, as the unknown. Based on that idea, This movie was one of the most spectacularly done surprises from NONE OTHER than creator of one of my favorite series, "Mr Robot" Sam Esmail. Starting with the AMAZING all around casting of a uncharacteristically cantankerous turn for Julia Roberts, & equally impressive, offsetting husband played Ethan Hawke. Both star as main protagonists & well to do upper class couple from the city, that rent a luxurious weekend guest house as a means to getaway or "leave the world behind" for a quiet temporary oasis. The opening is largely underplayed by introducing us to Roberts character as the main purveyor of the online acquired guest house, who merely sees ppl as unwanted detractors, hence seeking asylum w their 2 teenage children, in said location. This is when our journey into the fear based odyssey is catalyzed brilliantly by the introduction series of unsettling disturbances. The first & foremost of which is in that of the form of irreparable internet & phone connectivity. The 2nd & more alarming is the even MORE Mysterious ARRIVAL of a father and daughter, whom upon the family's first night show up unannounced & in the middle if the night, claiming to be the home's original owners. These roles are played brilliantly by Marshala Ali, And Myha'la. Needless to say, much of what comes next is a very subtle, yet heavily suspense inducing nosedive into the dissection of the new characters motives, as they are also apparently well dressed upper class ppl, yet their coincidental arrival, AND claims for needing to seek access to their home( amidst a night where no electronic lookups or verifications are accessible ") are somehow ominous & arousing of suspicion. The themes here a socio-political & simple with varying degrees of complexity as we simultaneously learn more about the characters, & what occurs in the world around them. I THINK thats all i can honestly say without involvement of Actual spoilers as this is a real gem of mind bender whose secrets you WANT to uncover as the film goes along. All i can say is its truly a well done slow burn thriller that by the movies end, simply brought chills all around my spine with its core believability as far as WHAT COULD REALLY happen in modern day hitchcock film. Dont disservice yourself by reviews of the petty few who simply ignore the nuances of good filmmaking and character building & complaining about its continuity. They obviously never got the RULE that IF A MOVIE ENDS with you wanting A BIT MORE, That it's usually a good thing. By the films end, however, its already made its full mind blowing impression and sends it message through quite well. Excellent all around casting, & a soundtrack that definitely fuels the all too real nightmare it eventually builds up to. See for yourself, in other words.

Dyatlov's pass is a very ambitious multi layered found footage horror based on true events. It roughly shadows movies like Chernobyl in its mixture of fact, with science fiction. 5 college students venture to a mountainside where 9 explorers wound up mysteriously dead over 50 years proir. Its not 100% scary as it is suspenseful. The actual final act however deliverers as well earned payoff that lingers on long after the first viewing. The only thing that I can say bothers me is the annoying main character "hollie", who's a classically unlikeable protagonist who is so persistent at steering every bad decision. She the epitome of wvery character you YELL AT to "not go in there" and she does. With annoyingly naive cadence. All in all, it's an entertaining story.

I think they were trying to recapture the "fun" vibe of the original, but failed in every single step execution wise. Especially for a 90's movie, it only manages to show you what was so unlikeable about frat bros in real time. Tom Everett Scott was simply looking like he's supposed to be a David Naughton impression and is somehow bad at it. Which speaks volumes as Naughton's acting was always very 80's cheesy and didn't require much. Yet still the director manages to butcher every element what was so great in the original. Including the actual seriousness mixed with dark comedy. Nope. Here u simply want everyone to die as its a no stakes kinda dumb watch. The AWFUL CGI, the annoying lack of believeable chemistry between Julie Delpy and Everett Scott. Its all a bit much. But if youve got time, & Like werewolf movies..Go for it. This is not even in top 20 of THAT horror genre at all. This actually makes you appreciate "found footage" craze that shortly came after this. Even the wordt of those have more depth than this.