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The Canyon (2009)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:4

Rotten:10

Average Rating:4.4/10

Rated: Not Rated

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Oct 23, 2009 Limited

Synopsis: Young newlyweds Nick and Lori decide to spend their honeymoon frolicking in the wild and wide expanse of the Grand Canyon, a longtime dream destination for the groom. But when a charismatic and... Young newlyweds Nick and Lori decide to spend their honeymoon frolicking in the wild and wide expanse of the Grand Canyon, a longtime dream destination for the groom. But when a charismatic and mysterious guide arrives, their wedded bliss suddenly turns into a story of survival. From director Richard Harrah, and starring Yvonne Strahovski (NBC’s CHUCK), Eion Bailey (ARMAGEDDON) and Will Patton (A MIGHTY HEART), comes the nightmarish thriller THE CANYON. Magnolia opens the film October 23. --© Magnolia [More]

Starring: Eion Bailey, Will Patton, Yvonne Strahovski

Starring: Eion Bailey, Will Patton, Yvonne Strahovski

Director: Richard Harrah

Director: Richard Harrah
Screenwriter: Steve Allrich
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

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Watch this... or a giant hole in the ground. Same difference.

Full Review Source: Horror.com | comment Comment
11/23/09
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
Horror.com

Take Open Water, subtract the Caribbean, substitute the Grand Canyon, and you have The Canyon.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
11/05/09
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

A taut, unpredictable and intense thriller. You'll never look at the Grand Canyon the same way again.

Full Review Source: NYC Movie Guru | comment Comment
10/31/09
Avi Offer
Avi Offer
NYC Movie Guru

The Canyon is undermined by the expectation of a big payoff that never comes.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
10/30/09
Cary Darling
Cary Darling
Dallas Morning News
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The best thing about this would-be nature thriller is Will Patton's zesty performance as a cackling, crazed muleskinner, a wily old hand who exits far too soon. There's nothing much to replace him, so we're in for a long 102 minutes.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
10/30/09
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Hint to newlyweds: Don't honeymoon in a primeval wilderness populated by diamondback rattlesnakes, aggressive wolves and alcoholic wilderness guides.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
10/29/09
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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The Canyon is so singularly inept it gives you a whole new appreciation for the ept.

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10/29/09
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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The Canyon attests to how a first-rate character actor can elevate a poor film to the ranks of the mediocre.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
10/29/09
Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

For a story so bald on narrative incident, The Canyon is sweaty-palms scary.

Full Review Source: East Bay Express | comment Comment
10/28/09
Kelly Vance
Kelly Vance
East Bay Express

We've seen much of The Canyon before, but the crisp execution transforms the film into more than just a boilerplate thriller.

Full Review Source: What Would Toto Watch? | comment Comment
10/25/09
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
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Competent execution and respectable performances still can't save this threadbare attempt at a minimalistic Deliverance.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
10/23/09
Wade Major
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine

The Canyon could be named for the gaping expanse between its preposterously silly dialogue and sturdy, at times urgent direction.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
10/23/09
Rob Nelson
Rob Nelson
Variety
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Another one for the bad-stuff-happens-to-stupid-people file, The Canyon might at least offer the satisfaction of a few squirmy thrills, if it weren’t so insistent on treating its central couple’s plight as the stuff of high tragedy.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
10/22/09
Andrew Schenker
Andrew Schenker
L.A. Weekly

Bad things happen to good people in this intermittently effective chiller.

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10/22/09
Stephen Farber
Stephen Farber
Hollywood Reporter
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