Starring: Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronny Cox
Running Time: 1h 49min
A tight little suspense action movie that owes a lot to the scenery and the scenery chewing performances of the lead actors. A quaint canoe trip seems a bit dangerous but the four "city boys" aren't prepared for what happens to them. A wonderful comment and look into human survival and instinct. I caught this one on TV so I'm sure that I missed a good thirteen minutes or so. Those missing minutes may explain the weird cuts and odd pacing of the film. The relevance of some of the villagers and their conditions seem to go unexplained, almost adding an "Island of Dr. Moreau" subplot that never emerges. A movie like this only leaves the viewer with a scary reminder the next time they find themselves lost in some unknown woods. Things can get worse.
Grade: B-
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