On February 2nd 1959, nine Russian hikers mysteriously died
in the Ural Montains of Russia. The mystery surrounding their deaths has incurred
tremendous speculation. The Soviet investigators came to the conclusion that “a
compelling natural force” was the cause of their deaths. Strangely enough the circumstances
surrounding their deaths get even stranger. The investigation showed that the
hikers tore open their tents from the inside, fleeing barefoot into heavy snow
and a temperature of -30C. If that’s not spooky enough, although the corpses
showed no sign of struggle, two victims had skull fractures, two had broken
ribs, and one woman’s tongue was missing. All of the things you just read are TRUE.
Directed by Renny Harlin (Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4,
Prison, Die Hard 2) Devil’s Pass takes the TRUE story of the hikers on Dyatlov
Pass, and creates a pretty cool little found footage film around it. The film
revolves around 5 college students making a documentary on the real life story of
the nine hikers on Dyatlov Pass. The students start fearing for their lives
when they encounter unexplained events.
I really enjoy a film that takes a real life story and molds
a fictional story around it. It keeps the films interesting and encourages research
upon the film’s completion. Devil’s Pass was no different. I felt the story was
crafted very well. Their fictional story blended with the actual events really
made the film a worthwhile experience. I did feel that the last quarter of the
film lost a little luster, however it was still entertaining.
The acting in the film is pretty good. Matt Stokoe (Jenson)
and Luke Albright (JP) stood out to me as front runners here. I will say that
some of Holly Gross’s (Holly) line delivery was a little over the top at time,
however she still did a good job. Overall the cast gave very good performances
and did not take away from the films entertainment value. The film was very
like on gore, and or practical effects. Most of the encounters are CGI, and you
only see a slight bit of red stuff.
Overall Devils Pass was a fairly successful found footage
film. The true events and the mystery surrounding them make this film worth
watching alone. GLP gives Devils Pass a cool 3 out of 5 stabs for originality
and creativeness. To find out more about Devil’s Pass, visit the films Facebook
page. For more information regarding the actual Dyatlov Pass Incident click here. View the trailer below.
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