Director Brad Douglas marches us into the backwoods for his terrifying new horror thriller, Between the Trees. With this new trailer and poster, we see that was a supposed to be a weekend of fun will quickly take a wrong turn when four friends encounter a family of murderous freaks.
Synopsis: Steve, suffering from a collapsing marriage, invites his three closest friends on a weekend retreat to the mountains only to discover his real troubles are in the trees that surround them. They encounter a deranged killer and their fun weekend becomes a deadly fight for survival.
From director Brad Douglas (Besetment), and starring Greg James (‘’Grimm’’), Michael Draper (‘’Z Nation’’) and Jonny Lee (‘’Hawaii Five-0’’), Between The Trees seems like a cross between the Hangover and the Hill Have Eyes, which in theory sounds way interesting, but after watching the trailer I can’t really make heads or tails about the quality of acting, editing, or cinematography that this movie will offer. The editing of the trailer seems rough, which worries me about the focus and continuity of the end product, and at times the acting seems like it might be somewhere near a student-film. However I will reserve judgment post-viewing the movie, as I can tell each character is distinct and thought out, there does seem to be some interesting if not quirky shots, and I do love a good cabin in the woods movie to remind myself to not get into camping. The superhuman lumberjack stalking the friendly quartet looks pretty scary and imposing – I just hope that I will be laughing (maniacally) with this film, and not at it.
Between the Trees will be available on Demand and digital HD March 5, 2019 and via DVD June 11, 2019.
