To be honest I hate found footage-type movies and I hate low budget when it's really obvious. This movie has a lot of flaws, primarily because the storyline and the storytelling are very convoluted, it's too long and has unnecessary characters. It's hard to keep track of all the characters: who is dying, who is doing what, who is missing, blah blah blah. The bottom line is that it's a poorly conceived and executed movie, but it does have some upsides.

That said, I sat through it and was hooked after about 15 minutes. I wanted to see what happens next. The setting in the woods was beautiful, and the creepy abandoned, falling-down houses in the middle of nowhere had there own appeal. Why are they there? Their presence alone raises interesting questions in a creepy movie. Yeah I wanted to see if there were dead bodies in the houses, that's the whole point of the movie. So for me, there was a decent amount of suspense.

Plus there was just enough character development to make me care about what happens and I wanted to see more. The acting wasn't great (but there are FAR worse movies out there). Some characters were relatable and/or authentic and others were unnecessary. Yes this aspect was uneven.

There isn't much saving grace in this movie but I have to give credit where it's due. The fact that it kept my interest when it had so many downsides (and I am not afraid to criticize bad films and give low scores),means they did something well. Rating a 3 seems about right to me.

If you can get through the first 20 minutes, which is the slowest, then give the rest of the movie a chance. If you don't have interest after 20 minutes, then don't waste any more time.

Insert: white guy who hates the govt because he's a conspiracy theorist and mad at his white privilege. Add: other annoying white kids that seem to have no jobs and all this money to waste on exploring forests in pa. Include: terrible camera work, dialogue, and characters you hate so much you wonder who they are supposed to be acting like. And that's this movie. 95% of this movie is them walking back and forth between the same patches of forest with dialogue so dry you can feel the moisture escaping your body. Not even any eye candy to pass the time.

The opening scene looks pretty creepy and sets up a great atmosphere, which is quickly ruined within the next 3 minutes. Then we are subjected to viewing a video on a laptop that is found footage, and the scene is shot through a shaky sony handy cam ! Wow, double the scoops.

This camera was so shaky I felt like I was on a small boat in 10' ocean swells. Done and done.