Bonus points for a novel design and mythos.

Fascinating discomfort throughout.

Well-built crime drama.

Plods from one sci-fi trope to another as it insults the intelligence of the audience.

SPOILER. I am usually fine with a superficially ambiguous ending in movies, as so often happens in independent, art house, or poorly budgeted ventures. The driving conflict is most often resolved, and to show more would be extraneous. However, if you spend 90 minutes doing a detailed survival treatment – trying to get the audience to care who “makes it”, then to withhold the payoff is just inconsiderate. If the filmmakers are trying to imply at the end that all that matters is that the lead is now emotionally cool with himself, then I would say they wasted both the audience’s time, and a bit of cash in transportation costs flying useless cast members into the northern wilderness.

Reminiscent of late 80s/early 90s comedies, and the Slick Rick/Biz Markie soundtrack should tell you that isn’t an accident. Jonah Hill is solid, as per usual.

An MST3K version would have been much better.

There was a consistent feeling that the book would have been more enjoyable. The child lead had an impossible role to play, and just doesn’t come across well.

Clever use of sound to deliver jump scares. Not much else.

Well-made and thought out. Don’t watch with someone who only watches movies casually, however. A lot to keep track of.