Im surprised Im the first one on imdb to wirte a review for this but hey ho let's go.
The plot is fairly simple but still works fine.
The story begins with our lead character Charlie burning his parents garage and car (and he states right away that he does not get along with them and that they are also beating him up) and for that he gets sent to some sort of juvenile prison.
There he meets another teen named Joe who seems to be up to no good but when he gets defended by him when bullies start to harrass him they slowly begin to develop a brotherly bond. For some reason the security in this so called prison isnt the greatest so they escape by climbing in to the food truck that escorts food to the prison. When the driver gets notified that the boys are hiding in the back he gets smacked with the backdoor of the truck and they flee through the city. While there they climb up on the roof of a building in the outskirts of town to meet and befriend an indian guy who tells them a story of how it is to live in nature in the wild away from the big cities. This makes the boys want to try it out and escapre from their past. They get into the wild and so far so good until they meet Raindrop (which is a really stupid name even though it's explained later on in the film). Raindrop tells them that she's fleeing from some very dangerous type of people and then the hunt is on.
Now Im gonna stop tell you about the story from there and keep it as spoilefree as possible.
The writing is very good and I was surprised of how much I liked the stroyline but I think it has something to do with the characters, we've all been in some sort of trouble where we just want to escape and live out in nature right?
In the beginning you don't care too much for the two lead characters but you slowly begin to really appreciate them more the longer into the film you get and the acting in general wasnt spectacular but it wasnt bad either.
I think it comes down to good chemestry between the characters that really made me care for them.
This film could of been just another teen film but what also makes this film work really well is the beautiful locations and shots out in nature and the fantastic socre by Bill Conti.
If there is something I have to mention which is on the negative side it has to be the last act and also the character Captain played by Ron Perlman which felt kind of cliché and stupid.
Overall if you love films that takes place out in nature or if you just so happen to be a person who loves teen type films from the early 2000's give this one a shot. It's not the greatest one out there but it sure as hell aint the worst and it is a very obscure and underrated film that I feel more people should give a chance.
My rating: 7 out of 10.
The plot is fairly simple but still works fine.
The story begins with our lead character Charlie burning his parents garage and car (and he states right away that he does not get along with them and that they are also beating him up) and for that he gets sent to some sort of juvenile prison.
There he meets another teen named Joe who seems to be up to no good but when he gets defended by him when bullies start to harrass him they slowly begin to develop a brotherly bond. For some reason the security in this so called prison isnt the greatest so they escape by climbing in to the food truck that escorts food to the prison. When the driver gets notified that the boys are hiding in the back he gets smacked with the backdoor of the truck and they flee through the city. While there they climb up on the roof of a building in the outskirts of town to meet and befriend an indian guy who tells them a story of how it is to live in nature in the wild away from the big cities. This makes the boys want to try it out and escapre from their past. They get into the wild and so far so good until they meet Raindrop (which is a really stupid name even though it's explained later on in the film). Raindrop tells them that she's fleeing from some very dangerous type of people and then the hunt is on.
Now Im gonna stop tell you about the story from there and keep it as spoilefree as possible.
The writing is very good and I was surprised of how much I liked the stroyline but I think it has something to do with the characters, we've all been in some sort of trouble where we just want to escape and live out in nature right?
In the beginning you don't care too much for the two lead characters but you slowly begin to really appreciate them more the longer into the film you get and the acting in general wasnt spectacular but it wasnt bad either.
I think it comes down to good chemestry between the characters that really made me care for them.
This film could of been just another teen film but what also makes this film work really well is the beautiful locations and shots out in nature and the fantastic socre by Bill Conti.
If there is something I have to mention which is on the negative side it has to be the last act and also the character Captain played by Ron Perlman which felt kind of cliché and stupid.
Overall if you love films that takes place out in nature or if you just so happen to be a person who loves teen type films from the early 2000's give this one a shot. It's not the greatest one out there but it sure as hell aint the worst and it is a very obscure and underrated film that I feel more people should give a chance.
My rating: 7 out of 10.
