Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer.
Acting
Freeman's unnerving calm vs. Cusack's frantic dad energy
Cinematography
Pacific Northwest gloom actually looks expensive
Director
Bruce Beresford
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Freeman filmed this during his 'narrator god' era and reportedly chose it specifically to play against type as a ruthless killer.
This 2006 direct-to-DVD release exemplifies the era's 'prestige actors in mediocre thrillers' pipeline that streaming later killed.
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