Shot in Snow Basin, Utah, this film presents the often thought about, often joked about fear of being stuck on a chairlift while skiing. Technically, this film is impressive, shooting on a 24 day shooting schedule with no studio work, and all chairlift scenes being shot on a real chair lift, suspended 75 feet in the air. With impromptu blizzards and over 12 feet of snow on the mountain, the cinematic achievement of this film is respectable, the story and characters, however, brought this film's potential down to the B movie it turned out to be. The little implausibilities of logistics - the resort closing for a week, packs of ravenous wolves, even down to the characters not putting their hoods on after sitting in the cold for three days - forced this film to an absurdly unbelievable level. This being said, I was frightened, even gripping my armrests at times, but it didn't inspire a lasting fear or concern. The actors performed well, the effects were well done, but after almost shouting 'Oh come on!' aloud in the theater numerous times, I fell out of the film. If you're looking for a quick scare without a lasting, ponderous, and weighty feeling, this might work for you. Like I had expected, it didn't work for me.
In attendance: Producers Peter Block and Cory Neal
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1/21/2010
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