Red Canyon

Red Canyon

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Editorial Reviews

The movie begins with Devon kneeling by his sister Regina's bedside. She's beaten and bandaged. She tells him that she sees things - horrible things when she closes her eyes. She begs Devon to tell her what happened. Devon tells her the story...and we move into his tale about how they went to the cave (which was obviously a meth lab) to find her boyfriend Harley - how they were attacked - how he hit his head... Years later they return back to the desert town to sale their mother's house with three friends: Tom, Samir, and Terra. When they get back to the small town they run into old friends and stir up old rivalries. Being back seems to punch holes in Regina's memory. She begins to see flashes of her attacker everywhere. After a pretty damn cool dog attack Regina decides to go back to the cave and face her fears. But the cave has been reactivated - it's pot now - instead of meth, but it's still a bad place for Regina to be. Going back to the cave leads to an arrest - and more importantly being there makes Regina remember. She remembers far more than the "story" Devon told her at the beginning of the film. She remembers what they did to her - and that they forced to watch. It becomes clear that the drug dealer isn't going to let a small town sheriff and a bunch of outsiders get in the way of his business. As he said, he needed his "product" back - he was a "business man" he had to be a man of his "word." And he didn't mind cleaning up whatever "loose ends" Devon and Regina had created by coming home.

Customer Reviews

Red Canyon is the best Horror/Mystery I've seen in Long Time

Reviewed by Sally Ensign, 2010-01-12

Red Canyon is one of the best horror films I've seen in ages. It does have a lot of twists and turns and isn't a movie you want to watch when you're doing something else. It's similar to "Straw Dogs," Wes Craven's "Last House on the Left" and the thriller "Angel Heart". It's also reminiscent of Asian horror. The entire cast is very good and includes Norman Reedus from "Boondock Saints," Justin Hartley from "Smallville," Christine Lakin, "Return to Witch Mountain," Noah Fliess from "Brick" and a really excellent new actor named Tim Draxl.

Red Canyon is a about a brother and sister who return to sale their mother's property years after surviving a brutal attack in the small town. It soon becomes clear that the sister has only a fuzzy recollection of what happened to them and why. In the beginning of the film her brother promises to tell her...but it becomes clear that he's twisted the truth to protect her from the worst of what happened that night.

It's a very tense film. Very nerve wracking and will keep you guessing the whole way through. I think this movie is going to be a collector's item one day. While not every element of the movie works - it's unique, it's daring, and it isn't your run of the mill studio film. You'll either love it - or possibly hate it - but no one is going to feel tepid about this one. Red Canyon

What the heck is going on?

Reviewed by Biz, 2010-01-09

What can I say about Red Canyon? Well, its a confusing mess. It does start off well though. The first 30 minutes of the movie are full of suspense, mystery, ominious scenery, and good acting. I was intrigued and wanted to learn about the bad guys and what transpired in the cave at the red canyon. Unfortunately, the rest of the story is told in brief blurry flashbacks which only serve to aggravate and further confuse the viewer. From what I could glean from the annoying flashbacks, the movie seems to end with a disturbing incestious twist but by that time I was too bored and annoyed to really care.

That's why small towns SUCK

Reviewed by Digimortal, 2009-12-18

If you are a fan of horror and like Deadgirl, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Hostel, and Surveillance, then I bet you'll like Red Canyon.

The plot is extremely straightforward. The story takes place over a period of like 3 days. There are no extraneous scenes or dialogue. It moves at a juggernaut's pace.

The character of Mac (in an exceptional performance from Norman Reedus) is unrelentingly evil. You know how alot of movies try to make you feel ambivalent about the antagonist? Definitely not the case here. The most frightening thing about his character is that he is so realistic. I could definitely see this happening in real life.

Keep the antacid handy.

I wish the dvd included a commentary track.