Original Title: The Dyatlov Pass Incident
Synopsis: Five young filmmakers retrace the steps of a doomed group of hikers in pursuit of an unsolvable mystery.
My Quick Review: What a surprise to see Renny Harlin, a director who made such action movies as Die Hard 2 and The Long Kiss Goodnight at the helm of a Found Footage Movie.
With that being said, Renny Harlin started his career directing horror movies such as Prison and Nightmare On Elm Street 4. Devil’s Pass is also not his first foray into movies involving a mountain settings, he directed Cliffhanger after all.
Devil’s pass is similar in its settings to TrollHunter with its team of young moviemakers trying to do a documentary about some mysterious happenings in a remote place.
And while the movie is a bit too long in its exposition, once things start to go wrong, I was gripped and enjoyed the ride till the end.
Sure, I was shaking my head a few times at the decisions of our group of filmmakers. Biggest of them all is: Why would you go to a remote mountain trail with no local guide and no real experience in mountain climbing? And of course, why keep filming when something or someone is chasing after you (but you could say that about ALL found footage movies).
I did enjoy the mystery surrounding the real disappearance of the original crew and what the current group of students uncover is actually more frightening and original than all original theories.
Devil’s pass is a mix between a good X-Files episode and an above average Found footage film, with higher production values. Renny Harlin proves he still knows how to shoot action scenes and keeps the momentum going in the last act of the movie.
If you like the genre, don’t miss out on Devil’s pass it’s one of the better found footage film in recent memory.
My Rating: 6.5/10
Director: Renny Harlin
Origin: US/Russia
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