The comments on this page seem to be of the love it or hate it variety. I feel that this movie has more to offer than films like Wrong Turn or Rest Stop. I will agree that this is ground that has been well covered before (insane rednecks torture and murder young people in the woods), but this seemed to hold my attention better than most of the genre flicks. I'm a fan of gore, which is something this movie delivers in spades. The camera does not flinch from the action for a moment and only the most jaded fans would write it off as sub-standard. The acting is fairly good, but you will find that the lack of character development leaves you without much to identify with. There are a few elements that could be described as plot holes, (i.e. just what role does the sheriff have in the murders, what is the terrible thing that happened in the woods to initially keep campers away) but you should be able to fill in the gaps... they're not terribly important points anyway. I thought that overall there was a high enough level of intensity and violence to justify a rental. It will be interesting to see what's next from this director.
Review of Carver
