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Backcountry (2014), Director: Adam MacDonald, Rated R language, gruesome bear attack

Survive.

Film ClipStarring: Missy Peregrym, Jeff Roop, Eric Balfour, Nicholas Campbell

"You know we'll be lucky to see anything bigger than a chipmunk, right?" - Alex

DML Rating: ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆ - above average

Why watch this? Several bad decisions lure a couple deep into bear country. Not good.

Plot Summary: A city couple, Alex and Jenny, take a camping trip deep into the woods. Alex, who has hiked there once before, plans to propose to Jenny at a secluded lake he remembers. Against the ranger's warnings, they embark and soon find themselves lost. Alex can't find the lake, and the couple starts to spat. That night, a large, hungry black bear attacks their tent...

Dad's Preview: This is one tense, frantic film, whose mood grows more ominous by the minute. We know these two ill-prepared campers are going to face serious trouble. The thought of camping in woods, where bear frequent, gives me the creeps. 


Thomas Michael; IFC Midnight

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