MrGKB Review of Scenic Route

Scenic Route (2013)

Not as shabby as its lack of attention here would indicate...

[6/10 · 15 February 2014]

...this lo-fi freshman feature mostly hits responsive notes as it wends its Ambrose Bierce-ish way into the Twilight Zone, and that's about the extent of any spoiler I'm likely to offer. Scribe Kyle "The Beaver" Killen sends two not-so-buddy-buddy buddies into Death Valley, and the results aren't quite what one would call scenic. The two leads are mostly believable, with Josh "Safe Haven" Duhamel evincing stronger chops than Dan "Kung Fu Panda" Fogler, who is perhaps a hair too whiny for the character's own good, but then again maybe that was the whole point. Worth a watch for folks who enjoy lo-fi sleepers and films that are otherwise off the scenic route.