Just Before Dawn

Five young friends head up into the mountains for a camping trip. The forest ranger warns them it's not safe, but they choose to go up anyway. Before long, their weekend of fun turns into a fight for survival. Just Before Dawn isn't exactly an original film. It's got elements of The Hills Have Eyes and just about any other backwoods slasher you could name. However, it's still an entertaining slasher flick. The settings are incredible, the cast is decent and the music is on point. Above all, the movie has a good command of atmosphere. So, even though the pacing slows way down in the middle of the film, it still keeps your attention.

Rating: 70%

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Fun Fact: Gregg Henry, who played Warren, was also in Payback and Brian De Palma's Body Double.