Wilderness
Wilderness

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Wilderness

2024
Movie
15 min
English

When a successful, but emotionally exhausted woman seeks to find herself on a solo hike, she must face a primal darkness or lose herself entirely.

Insights

IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes45%
Metacritic52/100
Google Users62%
Director: David Gordon GreenGenres: Horror, Thriller

Plot Summary

A young woman, Liv, finds herself stranded on a remote island after a sudden storm destroys her small plane. With limited resources and no communication, she must rely on her survival instincts to endure the harsh elements and the island's dangers. As she fights to stay alive, she uncovers unsettling secrets about the island's past and the true reason for her predicament.

Critical Reception

Wilderness received a mixed to negative reception from critics. While some praised its tense atmosphere and Jenna Ortega's performance, many found the plot predictable and the execution lacking originality. Audiences were divided, with some appreciating the survival thriller elements and others criticizing its pacing and underdeveloped themes.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its suspenseful atmosphere and strong lead performance.

  • Criticized for a predictable plot and derivative survival-thriller tropes.

  • The film struggles to distinguish itself in a crowded genre.

Google audience: Google users generally found the film to be a decent, albeit somewhat unoriginal, survival thriller. Many appreciated the suspense and the commitment of the lead actors, though some felt the story could have been more innovative and less reliant on familiar genre conventions.

Fun Fact

The film's isolated island setting was primarily shot on location in a remote coastal region, with significant use of practical effects to create the storm sequences.

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