Eager Jim (likable Bryce Johnson) and his skeptical girlfriend Kelly (an appealing portrayal by the adorable Alexie Gilmore) venture deep into the woods of Willow Creek, California to find out if stories about Bigfoot living in the area have any basis in truth.Writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait takes time to develop the main characters as people the viewer truly cares about, makes excellent use of the gorgeous sylvan scenery, and grounds the absorbing premise in a believable everyday reality. Gilmore and Johnson do sterling work in their roles, familiar character actor Peter Jason has a nice secondary part as folksy ranger Troy Andrews, and several colorful locals in small roles add a sense of authenticity. Moreover, a sequence which takes place inside a tent rates as a tour-de-force of slowly building tension, the growly sound effects are genuinely unsettling, and the grim ending packs a devastating punch. Evan Phelan's plain and unadorned hand-held cinematography provides a jolting feeling of intimacy and immediacy. A solid little scarefest.

The reason for the score of 7,(higher then I would of given it) is for the most part, the two main characters. They were absolutely flawless in their roles. So VERY believable and realistic. Like other reviewers I agree that the first part of the movie did drag and would of benefited the film drastically had the build up been cut by at least half. Now the quality of the rest of this cinematic attempt is by and large very good. But as I am an avid camper and outdoors person, the tent scene did not scare me. Much of the non verbal sounds were in reality, what I have heard out in the woods. (Some wild cats sound like a baby crying, and racoons are notorious trouble makers) And the verbal sounds were just too obviously man-made. (my thoughts kept going to the crew off scene, and the many thousands of times as a kid that my friends, me included, did stuff exactly like that to try and scare each other while out camping) I suppose if camping and being in the wilderness and tent is something you don't do, this could be scary for you. It just made me laugh.

There is a good, even great movie hidden within this interesting little flick, which unfortunately turned out to be just okay. Unlike a few other reviewers, I actually much preffered the first half to the second. I enjoyed how much humor and satire was scattered throughout the whole thing, and I thought it was written and acted quite well, even if not all of the dialogue was 100% funny or at all realistic. However, for the most part the movie felt very organic and real while still also being very interesting and surprisingly unique.While the second half has plenty of good things in it, it unfortunately morphs into cliché found footage movie territory and becomes boring. The 20 minute long tent scene is original and has its moments, but its just too tedious for me to hail as intense and masterful horrorI would give this little comedy-horror movie a mild recommendation to those interested, but be warned: the final half hour is likely to disappoint.

I would have preferred a film about a couple being stalked in the woods by Bob Goldthwait himself. This is total rubbish. The first half of the film is literally about nothing. We do learn a bit about the characters, but otherwise it's just filler. Also, nothing we learn about the characters ends up being relevant for the plot, which is another characteristic of bad writing.The drawn-out sequence at the end is just lazy and unconvincing. It seems to copy other similar scenes from Bigfoot movies and the stuff we saw in Blair Witch Project. But it's just not intense and it is way too long. Again, one gets the impression this was done because the writer was lazy. Also, to save money. If half the film is just two people sitting in a tent, that tends to cut down on your expenses a lot.I imagine Goldthwait was doing the silly noises himself, no need to get a team to do sound design.As for the dialogue, it starts badly, and it doesn't improve. One gets the impression it was written ten minutes before they started shooting. There is nothing in the dialogue worth one's attention. Unbelievably bad writing. And as for the plot, it is crap. It copies the template established in other similar films, adds nothing new, and copies the clichés so brazenly that one almost has to think it's a joke.Zero for effort. Don't watch this, even for free.