All in all this was a pretty good film, some bigger names in the cast, and I thought Piper's character (SPOILER) being deaf, was a nice choice, and added some legit horror to the idea... However, for such names to be included in the casting, each was not featured enough in this movie, to build any real back story for each character.
For me I would've like more scares, more tension, and I didn't feel that much at all in this. I will however give huge props to the makers for using (SPOILER) a real Grizzly bear for this movie, and limiting the use of CGI. Bart the Bear is massive, and really had me wondering if he was going to go full on bear attack. That being said,(SPOILER) the switch from real bear to CGI bear for the big attack scene at the end, was bad. I understand the need to do that, but it just wasn't executed very well.
So, Pluses = Bart the Bear, the cast, the scenery/locations, production Minuses = limited use of such a talented cast, not enough scares, and the bad CGI transition. I'd still give this a 7.5-8 out of 10 though.
For me I would've like more scares, more tension, and I didn't feel that much at all in this. I will however give huge props to the makers for using (SPOILER) a real Grizzly bear for this movie, and limiting the use of CGI. Bart the Bear is massive, and really had me wondering if he was going to go full on bear attack. That being said,(SPOILER) the switch from real bear to CGI bear for the big attack scene at the end, was bad. I understand the need to do that, but it just wasn't executed very well.
So, Pluses = Bart the Bear, the cast, the scenery/locations, production Minuses = limited use of such a talented cast, not enough scares, and the bad CGI transition. I'd still give this a 7.5-8 out of 10 though.