Abandoned Mine

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Abandoned Mine
Starring Alexa Vega, Reiley McClendon, Saige Thompson, Charan Prabhakar
Directed by Jeff Chamberlain

Synopsis:
A group of friends decide to spend Halloween in a supposedly haunted mine, where the spirits of a miner and his two girls reside, and are trapped until the spirits of the girls can find their way out.

Review:
PG-13 horror movies can be either really good ("The Ring," "The Grudge") or really bad ("Dead Silence," "The Off Season").  "Abandoned Mine" falls in with the really bad unfortunately.  With a star like Alexa Vega (best known for her role in the "Spy Kids" series), you would expect at least this film to be passable, but it wasn't even that good. 

First is the story.  It seems simple enough, but the director decided to throw in a lame twist that anyone with half a brain could see coming a mile away, which deters from the main story and ultimately ends up in a jumbled confused mess. 

Second is the acting.  There's no stellar actors here, but they deliver their lines with about as much enthusiasm as a monotone mime.

Third is the theme.  At times it seems the film tries to be a teeny-bopper film, fully realized with a fashion show montage and upbeat pop music.  It's very disjointed, and the songs were utterly horrid.

Finally is the scare factor.  There was none.  They go through the mine for what seems like hours with nothing happening, and when things finally do begin to happen, they make no sense.  At least the moron got what he deserved, but in the end I was left with "what the heck did I just see?" thoughts through my head.

Summary:
If you want to see a great claustrophobic underground horror movie, check out "The Descent."  If you want to waste some time of your life, check out "Abandoned Mine."

My Rating: D+

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