Death Valley (2015) User Reviews (6)

starsTHE TRUNK WAS JUST DETAILED.

[nogodnomasters · 4/10 · 4 November 2018]

The film opens by letting us know that Annie (Katrina Law) is going to be the only survivor, so much for plot spoilers. She just married Billy Rich (Lochlyn Munro) a Hollywood producer. They are traveling on a new back road in Death Valley traveling from LA to Vegas or maybe the other way around. They are in a classic car and are with another couple who we learn about on the fly.

In an odd accident, the car gets disabled by a partially dressed woman wielding a gun walking in the middle of the highway. They walk around the desert and of course die one by one until Annie is left alive...something we could have guessed from the first two minutes.

The film has a slight twist and at times attempts to look noir, but fails. The dead girl in the beginning wasn't very good at holding her breath and in one scene you can see her breathe. The acting wasn't half bad, it is just that it wasn't that interesting of a story. Nice car.

Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.

Not great, barely good.

[dongillette1 · 4/10 · 9 November 2015]

Lochlyn Munro was pretty good as Billy Rich, the main character, but the rest of these goofballs should be back bagging groceries by tomorrow--they were really horrible actors. Movie was obviously made on a shoestring budget--no location at all except the desert and a restroom inside a nightclub, but still, the cinematography was pretty good. I honestly have no idea how I made it through the entire movie, but to be honest, it's still got 8:12 to go and nothing at all could save it in the last 8 minutes. And again, to be honest, I didn't watch it straight through--I took a few breaks and paused it to do a little housework, cooking, web- surfing, etc. So now it's finally over--the ending is really, really ridiculous. SO melodramatic and goofy. You've got to wonder what they were thinking when they made this thing.

Not very good

[Leofwine_draca · 3/10 · 18 September 2019]

DEATH VALLEY is a very low budget little murder mystery which features just four actors filming in the desert and being recorded by a hand-held video camera. Films like this live or die depending on the script, but this one's not very interesting, unfortunately; the cod psychology and endless psychobabble between the characters is sleep-inducing rather than engaging. This was chiefly of interest for me for featuring two actors from one of my favourite TV shows, SPARTACUS, namely Katrina Law and Nick E. Tarabay, but they're both quite restrained. Elsewhere there's a Kelly Hu cameo and leading man theatricality from B-flick favourite Lochlyn Munro. It's really not very good.

crap!

[davidross1058 · 1/10 · 20 October 2015]

a stupid ending. that's what this film has. a real stupid ending. we've seen this too many times before. a group of people get stuck out in the desert unprepared and un expectedly. how will the survive? who will survive? will they survive? there is not much here to hold your interest except for the two female leads. Katrina Law is a pretty hot number and so is her friend Victoria Pratt. they should hold your interest if you have testosterone in your blood. this film is cheaply made and looks like it had a budget of $100 total. how much could it cost to cast no name actors and film them in the desert for a day? it tries to be a character study on how people turn on each other in bad situations but it fails on that note. if you trust my review then you will save yourself 90 minutes of your life and avoid it.

You'll be pleasantly surprised.

[emberstonepierce · 6/10 · 24 November 2015]

Although there was obviously not much in the way of budget for this film, and the acting isn't exactly the best, it's not a bad thriller. The desert surroundings are stunning and you really feel the isolation and desperation of the characters as the action heats up. If you can look past the predictability of the plot and just take it at face value, it's a surprisingly decent, little movie. Fortunately, the director doesn't try and make it too 'Arty', just sticking to clean, fresh shots which works very well and helps the overall flow of the picture. Once you get into the plot it keeps the viewer constantly entertained and surprised, even though the climatic final scenes are a bit of a let down. I've certainly seen a lot worse.

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[noelbarry-19372 · 7/10 · 4 November 2015]

There are better ways to pass 90 minutes,this movie was made on one weeks wages by someone who flips burgers while smiling.Well done for making a movie about 4 strangers spending a day in the desert.Make sure you have plenty of alcohol as watching people drinking champagne in the desert will urge you to have a tipple even if you a reformed alcoholic lol.The ovie bas been made a few times before and maybe it was OK back in the day of Miami Vice which had a budget of 1 million per episode so its difficult in 2015 to have any interest a movie like this due to the fact that it was made really cheap like so cheap if you knew you would not watch it.Ihave to write ten lines so look me up on forsook and add me as a friend so i can recommend some great Irish movies like the field instead of the desert,almost at ten lines which is a fantastic feeling as i can now get another beer from the fridge and enjoy the ending which i did not spoil.