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Plot Summary
Blockbuster Director, Renny Harlin (DIE HARD 2, CLIFFHANGER) brings one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the 20th century to the big screen -- the controversial Dyatlov Pass Incident. In February of 1959, nine Russian hikers ventured into a remote area of the Ural Mountains in Russia. Two weeks later, all nine were found dead. Now, five ambitious American college students are issued a grant to return to the site of the original events in the belief that they can uncover and document the truth of what happened at Dyatlov’s Pass. But what they find is more shocking than anything they could have imagined. Their trek through the Ural Mountains, retracing the steps of that ill-fated journey, is plagued by strange and increasingly terrifying phenomena, all of which suggest that in spite of their desolate surroundings, they are not alone. The forces behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident have been waiting for them.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
53%- Reviews Counted: 19
- Fresh: 10
- Rotten: 9
- Average Rating: 4.9/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: The film is ridiculous and laugh-out-loud funny, though it's sometimes hard to tell if this is intentional or not. Either way, it remains riveting because of its effective tropes.
Fresh: Made with just enough craft that, were you to stumble upon it late at night during a bout of insomnia, you wouldn't mind watching through to the end.
Rotten: An hour of waiting for something to happen followed by 30 minutes of silliness.
Rotten: As Renny Harlin's career progresses, it seems more and more that his early gems were merely happy accidents.
Customer Reviews
A fun and entertaining horror/thriller
By reading the plot summary of Devil's Pass, it's obvious that this is a heavily clichéd movie. Five students travel to the Russian mountains to document their trip in hopes of finding out what really happened to a group of ski hikers that were found dead in 1959. But, you guessed it, something goes terribly wrong and forces the students to take refuge. Sounds familiar right? The first half of this movie is basic buildup; you're learning about the Dyatlov Pass incident, meeting the five students, and watching their trip from Oregon to the destination spot… which is on a snowy mountain, miles away from civilization. I've gotta say, I usually hate movies that have buildup for the first entire half, but I was entertained and intrigued from the first scene to the 45-minute mark. Around the halfway mark, things start pacing up and it all goes downhill for the students. Now, the characters in this movie actually weren't as stupid as most characters are in horror movies; they had valid motives for their actions (for the most part). One of my biggest fears is long, dark, and abandoned underground tunnels/hallways, and guess where this movie eventually goes? I love being scared, and this movie's atmosphere nailed it for me. The scares were actually pretty effective too; it relies more on what you don't see than what you do see. Don't get me wrong, when you actually do see something, it is pretty frightening, but I just felt like it was scarier when I didn't know what was after the students (fear of the unknown basically). During the climax of the movie, I had mixed feelings; I liked the idea, but I wish it would've been more exciting. And when the end hit, even though it left me with questions, I was fully intrigued by the true story this movie was inspired by, so I immediately Googled it. It takes a lot for me to enjoy a movie based on a true story, but it takes even more to make me want to learn more about it. So overall, I highly enjoyed this little movie and I think it deserves to be watched by anyone who's looking for a good scare.
It held my attention
I rented this movie based on the trailer because the monster like sequences looked pretty scary. With that said I didn't think the movie itself was all that scary but more like an eerie mystery or lesser known episode of the X-Files. LIKES: the twist in the plot and a sequence in the film where something occurs in the background but you really have to pay attention to catch it. The fact that there is no musical score to tell you when something scary is about to happen. DISLIKES: its a Blair Witch format with the shaking and blinking cameras. The characters are obnoxious, couldn't really grow to love or like them. Even though the ending is unexpected, at the end I really didn't care.
If you are easily scared or creeped out this is for you.
Entertaining
The trick with found-footage films is to lower your expectations to about the top of your knees. At that point, you can be entertained as you go along with the story without the big let down that would inevitably occur in the third act since the reveal is always a bit hokey or over the top. That's true with the Paranormal movies, Blair Witch, etc., and it's certainly true with Devil's Pass. One of the joys of a found footage movie is seeing how the filmmakers innovate with the one-camera shoot. Devil's Pass is mostly spot on, except for the last ten minutes, which strain credulity, even for a found-footage movie. I enjoyed it, but I love stories where five people go into a threatening situation in an attempt to solve a mystery. Keep your expectations reasonable, and you too will enjoy Devil's Pass.
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