A Night in the Woods (2011)

A Night in the Woods is a British Found Footage film that stars Scoot McNairy (Monsters) and see a couple and an ex go to the Moors because the guy had an experience 10 years ago and wants the girlfriend to through with it. What makes it even more obvious that its not going to end well is that there is jealousy involved with the ex turning up. Now what starts off as a gentle paced film which explores a myth before venturing up to the area itself. The moment that its just Kerry (Anna Skellern) and she is roaming the moors it becomes a bit silly and loses itself. She is running yet the camera is following her, now if she is being followed by someone then why doesn’t she seem them when she looks at the camera several times and if nobody is holding the camera then it not technically a found footage film. The last 10-15 minutes when they are all running around where Brody and Leo have gone a bit mad is where it gets back on track.

It’s not a terrible movie but there are things about it that don’t really work. It’s nice to see a film that is British made and isn’t set in a mental hospital. That said it does go off the rails and it’s a shame because it could have been easily resolved and sorted out. Scoot McNairy is the best thing in the film as Leo (played by Andrew Hawley) comes across as a bit of an arsehole. There was a moment where I did jump because something was thrown at the camera so that does make it from being a 4 star film to a five because it’s the first time that I have jumped at a film for quite a while.