All I knew about this film was the title and decided to see it fully expecting a dumb, sloppy but kinda fun movie like Snakes on a Plane.
Surprisingly, this is a well-crafted film with well-fleshed out characters and a script that balances a bonkers situation with a hefty dose of reality vs. Comedy. Instead of lazily lining up attack scenes with gratuitous violence (which filmmakers of something like this could've easily done), there was an actual plot, so each action scenario weirdly made sense in the story line and was surprisingly tense. The story took its time to introduce the characters and their idiosyncrasies, so that we can actually give a damn about them, why they're here, and whether or not they live or die. The characters themselves are also interesting and entertaining so you're not necessarily just waiting for the next bear attack, you're enjoying their innate goofiness.
That said, with the character building, some of the scenes were filmed in a way that felt awkwardly dragged out. At the time it felt a bit confusing why were spending so much time on a particular plot point, but they inevitably do a decent job of looping back to it.
The approach the filmmakers took overall I think struck a good balance of comedy, horror and reality. A situation like this in real life would be very sad with bears ingesting a dangerous amount of drugs and likely dying (I haven't read much into the real life story this is based on) but thankfully the filmmakers are here to just give audiences a good time and stay in a lane that is ultimately entertaining.
Surprisingly, this is a well-crafted film with well-fleshed out characters and a script that balances a bonkers situation with a hefty dose of reality vs. Comedy. Instead of lazily lining up attack scenes with gratuitous violence (which filmmakers of something like this could've easily done), there was an actual plot, so each action scenario weirdly made sense in the story line and was surprisingly tense. The story took its time to introduce the characters and their idiosyncrasies, so that we can actually give a damn about them, why they're here, and whether or not they live or die. The characters themselves are also interesting and entertaining so you're not necessarily just waiting for the next bear attack, you're enjoying their innate goofiness.
That said, with the character building, some of the scenes were filmed in a way that felt awkwardly dragged out. At the time it felt a bit confusing why were spending so much time on a particular plot point, but they inevitably do a decent job of looping back to it.
The approach the filmmakers took overall I think struck a good balance of comedy, horror and reality. A situation like this in real life would be very sad with bears ingesting a dangerous amount of drugs and likely dying (I haven't read much into the real life story this is based on) but thankfully the filmmakers are here to just give audiences a good time and stay in a lane that is ultimately entertaining.