Black Rock

Black Rock

Starring Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth, Will Bouvier

Directed by Katie Aselton

Friends Abby (Katie Aselton), Lou (Lake Bell) and Sarah (Kate Bosworth) decide to take a trip to Black Rock, an abandoned island where they frequently went to when they were kids, in hopes of re-kindling their dead friendship.  Abby and Lou hate each other, and Sarah hopes to bring the two together again.

While on the island they run into hunters Henry (Will Bouvier), Derek (Jay Paulson) and Alex (Anslem Richardson), who recently returned from Iraq.  On a drunken night, Abby seduces Henry and leads him into the woods, but when he begins to take advantage of her, she accidentally kills him out of self-defense.

This sets off Derek and Alex, who knock out the girls and tie them up, preparing to kill them in retaliation.  The girls escape and a cat-and-mouse game ensues on the small island, where three girls who have no survival instincts try to survive against two soldiers.

The film runs at a scant one hour and twenty minutes, and for that I am very thankful, because I didn't waste more time on this boring trek.  Katie Aselton adds nothing new to this genre of horror, instead we just get them running through the woods a lot, and two of the worst soldiers in the history of the world who can't even compare to the likes of the girls they're chasing.

The ending - the most laughable, stupid, inept ending I've ever seen - was beyond horrible.  The fight scene was like watching kids slapping each other.  There was no buildup, no desire to even care what happens, and ultimately it becomes an easily forgettable experience.

My Rating: C-