I'm glad I gave this a try. After the first few minutes of yelling at the screen for her to do this not that (!) the story settled in and held my attention. All the actors were believable and I was hoping the formula was going where I thought it was because, you know, revenge is sweet! I recommend this one as a good Saturday afternoon kick back and watch an entertaining tale.
249 Reviews
Nice Surprise
bobtis16 February 2019
I started this movie with little expectation, and found a hidden acorn. I really liked it, it was not just "wrong turn" movie the story had some substance. Acting was good and the story moved along with some twists and turns. Worth watching.
Not A Bad Little Film
gloopy-452397 January 2019
Read the mixed reviews on this but decided to give it a go, yes it's been done a million times over but have to admit, quite liked this one.I never give too much away, if i review anything but please give this one a go, i think you may be pleasantly surprised.
Above expectations
Anorak20454 December 2020
It's predictable, it's unoriginal, but damn if it didn't hook me in. Actually one of the better movies I've watched where you don't have to invest or care too much.
The main actress and the guy playing Lowell just blew me away - great acting can save a mediocre plot.
Worth a watch for sure!
Ignore the Feminism-related Noise
alanfiske7 January 2019
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Rust Creek is a good little drama/thriller. The story is pretty good. The directing, cinematography and acting are good. I don't remember any cringe-inducing moments where supposedly smart people do dumb things to move the plot along. And if there's an intended female empowerment message it's not obtrusive.
I know that in our current overly PC culture we have a few movies that are thinly-disguised excuses for male bashing (I'm looking at you "Bad Moms"), but this isn't one of them. The main (and only) female character is smart and brave but not unrealistically so. She worsens her situation by making some understandable mistakes. The three bad characters are made up of two men who are truly vile and one guy who, if left on his own, would probably make kinder choices but he's too stupid and weak to not go along with the other two. That's it for the bad men. All the other men have admirable character traits with one whose desire to fight injustice and protect the main character rises to the level of heroic.
This is a good movie made by competent people and I would recommend it.
I know that in our current overly PC culture we have a few movies that are thinly-disguised excuses for male bashing (I'm looking at you "Bad Moms"), but this isn't one of them. The main (and only) female character is smart and brave but not unrealistically so. She worsens her situation by making some understandable mistakes. The three bad characters are made up of two men who are truly vile and one guy who, if left on his own, would probably make kinder choices but he's too stupid and weak to not go along with the other two. That's it for the bad men. All the other men have admirable character traits with one whose desire to fight injustice and protect the main character rises to the level of heroic.
This is a good movie made by competent people and I would recommend it.
Clever
devynclaure_koa16 November 2018
Average
mattkratz5 December 2020
This wasn't too bad a movie as a female student is headed for a job interview, takes a wrong turn in the Kentucky wilderness, encounters some Deliverance type rednecks, snd winds up in a fight for her life and embroiled in a conspiracy with s little help from s local. I liked all the characters and the scenery and the story. Everything was a nice surprise.
** 1/2 out of ****
** 1/2 out of ****
Simplistic thriller
Leofwine_draca5 February 2020
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RUST CREEK is a typical small scale thriller in which a young girl finds herself lost in the wooded wilderness and at the mercy of a couple of dodgy redneck characters who want her for their own nefarious purposes. She stumbles across the home of another redneck and ends up joining forces with him, although his motivations remain a mystery. It's simplistic stuff that we've seen play out time and time again, with certain character twists being entirely routine and predictable, but the cinematography's quite pretty and the performances naturalistic. It could have done with a little more suspense, though.
Strong performances drive a really good under-the-radar film
jtindahouse24 April 2019
I quite like films like 'Rust Creek'. Films with no major stars, no special effects and just a (reasonably) grounded story to keep you hooked to the screen. They don't always work, but quite often they're the hidden little gems that no one is talking about. 'Rust Creek' isn't a masterpiece by any means but it is above average for what it is trying to be.
The cast in this movie really impressed me. As I said I didn't recognise a single member of it, and yet there wasn't a weak performance in sight. The villains in particular impressed me. Some truly menacing performances that gave you that uneasy feeling that any good bad-guy performance should.
The film had more of a heart than I expected it too as well. A large part of the film is about the development of a relationship and I thought it was excellently done. The arc they used felt natural and believable. The only flaws I could see with the film were that they could perhaps have shaved 10-15 minutes off the runtime with some tighter editing (however in a way I'm glad they didn't because that gave way for the arc I just mentioned to feel as natural as it did). Also the beginning of the movie was a little abrupt for my liking (again not really helping my case for a shorter runtime). This could have been padded a little more and set a more solid base for the film. At the end of it all though I had a pretty good time with 'Rust Creek' and would recommend people give it a look.
The cast in this movie really impressed me. As I said I didn't recognise a single member of it, and yet there wasn't a weak performance in sight. The villains in particular impressed me. Some truly menacing performances that gave you that uneasy feeling that any good bad-guy performance should.
The film had more of a heart than I expected it too as well. A large part of the film is about the development of a relationship and I thought it was excellently done. The arc they used felt natural and believable. The only flaws I could see with the film were that they could perhaps have shaved 10-15 minutes off the runtime with some tighter editing (however in a way I'm glad they didn't because that gave way for the arc I just mentioned to feel as natural as it did). Also the beginning of the movie was a little abrupt for my liking (again not really helping my case for a shorter runtime). This could have been padded a little more and set a more solid base for the film. At the end of it all though I had a pretty good time with 'Rust Creek' and would recommend people give it a look.
relies on the main character being an idiot
mcochrane-874005 May 2019
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Once again,the whole premise of the movie is based on the fact that the main character has to be a complete idiot.
Maybe that's the theme with today's lack of common sense in people?
1) gets off highway to get past traffic. Fine, but follows "google maps" to a dead end. Instead of turning around and retracing her route, she continues until the road becomes nothing more than a path. 2) Stops,gets out of the car to read the map. Who the hell does that when it's cold outside? You sit in the seat, spread the map out in front of you and figure out where you are. DUH 3) Gets stabbed, runs away. Fine, Removes sweatshirt to patch stab, then leaves it behind. DUH 4) runs around for hours without tending the wound. Removes socks to treat wound the next day, removes socks to check, runs away yet again leaving "bandage" behind. 5) sees car wrecked by pursuers. Doesn't bother getting warm clothes, more items to bandage wound, immediately grabs phone and wanders around like a moron with her arm in the air looking for a signal once again, ignoring the wound in her leg.
I'm only 30 minutes in, I'll keep watching to see what other idiotic things she does.
Maybe that's the theme with today's lack of common sense in people?
1) gets off highway to get past traffic. Fine, but follows "google maps" to a dead end. Instead of turning around and retracing her route, she continues until the road becomes nothing more than a path. 2) Stops,gets out of the car to read the map. Who the hell does that when it's cold outside? You sit in the seat, spread the map out in front of you and figure out where you are. DUH 3) Gets stabbed, runs away. Fine, Removes sweatshirt to patch stab, then leaves it behind. DUH 4) runs around for hours without tending the wound. Removes socks to treat wound the next day, removes socks to check, runs away yet again leaving "bandage" behind. 5) sees car wrecked by pursuers. Doesn't bother getting warm clothes, more items to bandage wound, immediately grabs phone and wanders around like a moron with her arm in the air looking for a signal once again, ignoring the wound in her leg.
I'm only 30 minutes in, I'll keep watching to see what other idiotic things she does.
Rarely do I give out an 8 out of 10!
coxpnw27 January 2019
I stumbled upon this movie but was worried about any graphic rape scenes that are included in so many of these type. I think it was very well done. There was action, drama, lots of twists and the acting was good. I really enjoyed just a great drama and thriller without the extra gore many other titles bring. It is definitely worth renting.
Chemistry saves it!
elksiivi25 November 2022
I just wanted some boring low rate movie to run in the backround while I work, and I thought that this was it. It started like typical movie of this genre. Littlebit foolish and basic level acting, running and limping in the woods while baddies chases the pretty young white girl etc. But then I was happily surprised when the movie introduced the chaotic good character. It was a turnpoint. There was actually nice chemistry between the two lead actors. Jay Paulson and Hermione Corfield seem to really click and it made the whole film. So even tho this movie ruined my good working rhythm it was quite nice watch. This proved once and again why it is so important that the characters feels real to the audience. Of course script was still somewhat predictable, acting was nice but not suberb, but the spark between the lead actors really rased the level of this movie.
Annoying as hell.
Lajna8320 July 2021
You're all the stupid this family needs
nogodnomasters17 January 2019
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Sawyer (Hermione Corfield) is going for a job interview and her GPS steers her wrong. She ends up in the middle of meth country where two yokels think she saw something and want her dead. Their cousin, who does the cooking in a remote trailer, hides her in plain sight.
This is another girl hunted in the woods film without the thrills of a decent chase and hunt. Sawyer is a long distance runner, which played slightly into the film but was not a major plot point without a flashback. I thought the acting was decent, but it was apparent they were struggling with a bad script. Hermione Corfield had a decent soft Southern accent for a Brit.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.
This is another girl hunted in the woods film without the thrills of a decent chase and hunt. Sawyer is a long distance runner, which played slightly into the film but was not a major plot point without a flashback. I thought the acting was decent, but it was apparent they were struggling with a bad script. Hermione Corfield had a decent soft Southern accent for a Brit.
Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.
An Entertaining 90 Min.
westsideschl24 May 2019
Lower rating due to an oft repeated tale of a female alone on a back country road and on the horizon, and obviously coming soon, are some back country male nasty illiterate baddies to make her day a bit hellish. The wrong turns portion of the script was a bit weak, i.e. a wrong turn. The usual southeastern U.S.home brew drug (meth) labs, and who else might be complicit? Will she make it out in one piece? And, how many dumb mistakes (unfortunately usually females) to prolong the agony. Kudos for the acting; as baddies performed to expectations, and our lead female (who's a Brit by the way) nailed down her spirited southern college damsel-in-distress character.
That's why you need to carry a gun!
supreedav20 January 2019
This movie is interesting, but in real life if you want to do a road trip across states by yourself as a woman, you need a gun to protect yourself. Guns don't kill people, people kill people, and that will be the end of the story.😁😁😁😁
Around here, im the chief and you're the indian
TuesdayThe17th3 April 2019
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I bought this movie because its IFC Midnight and has Hey Paulson in it. It started off weak, showing the girls wounded leg 30 times before moving into the dark heart of the story. Its director Jen McGowan's sophomore film but her first in the genre. However, it honestly feels like a first film. After about 30 mins the movie picks up and it slowly becomes more and more engrossing. If you ask me what makes this movie is the relationships and how the movie feel so in tune with real-life. Jay Paulson plays Lowell a backwoods meth cooker who takes the main character Sawyer captive for unknown reasons and tries to protect her. An unlikely friendship is formed damn Sawyer helps Lowell find himself in a world where he's felt so lost since he was 14. The kills in this movie are very effective because the relationships are examined on such a deep level. You feel for the person getting killed whether they're good or bad. Jay Paulson gives a very good performance in a role that makes him seem tender yet creepy. Amateurish but good I give it a 6.4 strictly for relationships
Plays it safe
peace_on_earth2 May 2022
A bit slow paced and boring for me. Predictable and this subject has been done before. A lot more could've been added to this film to give it more suspense, more excitement but not a lot happens and I found myself bored.
It was decent
mrssjbarnosky5 January 2019
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I gave this a 7 because of the way some bits in it were a bit silly.
People would not just believe the first thing they see and you can't just bump off a police officer if you are a police officer yourself and within 2 minutes they are off the hook.
Other than that the trio of main leads were Strong, relatable and they kept me interested. The relationship between them is interesting and believable.
I enjoyed it, was worth a watch, different although it's not going to smash any records.
People would not just believe the first thing they see and you can't just bump off a police officer if you are a police officer yourself and within 2 minutes they are off the hook.
Other than that the trio of main leads were Strong, relatable and they kept me interested. The relationship between them is interesting and believable.
I enjoyed it, was worth a watch, different although it's not going to smash any records.
Overly long extremely boring and implausible
martingraws30 March 2020
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Girl is lost, some guys tries to get her, she beats two guys twice her size and escapes. WTF... then boring implausible nonsense... she faint and is rescued by a a meth cooker WTF... more boring totally implausible crap... the meth cook gives his life for the girl WTF! She escapes beating an armed cop twice her size too WTF!!! It seems written by a 12 yo kid. Waste of life. AVOID!
Diamonds and Rust
slylea7 January 2019
Rust Creek was a thriller that managed to transcend the genre. The plot had sufficient intriguing twists and turns. More importantly, the main characters were well-acted, and they quietly engendered a strong sympathy. The screenplay was intelligent and well-crafted. The ending was unusually well-done, particularly for this kind of movie..
Solid well made crime thriller with excellent acting performances
Classics-Movie-Fan7 January 2019
Was not sure what to expect but this film is actually very solid & entertaining.
I hope it does very well financially as it covers a lot of crime based drama with a small budget.
Minimal setup easy to follow story & character motivations. Well worth your time & money as its such a well crafted movie.
Barren bleak Kentucky wilderness also adds a lot of extra atmosphere to the story.
I hope it does very well financially as it covers a lot of crime based drama with a small budget.
Minimal setup easy to follow story & character motivations. Well worth your time & money as its such a well crafted movie.
Barren bleak Kentucky wilderness also adds a lot of extra atmosphere to the story.
Can we please...
hwt479129 December 2020
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The actress "Hermione Corfield" did well playing her part. It was a predictable movie. And lastly...the ending sucked. Can we please get back to movies that have a good ending....or an actual ending??? Don't waste a person or persons time!!!! Things are bad enough these days.
Step up on wrong turn genre
matrixdukenukem17 July 2021
I almost didn't watch this thinking this is one of those gory wrong turn slasher torture movie. But then I saw some reviews up here like "girl is so stupid" "characters making stupid decision" and I was like okay let's see some people making wrong decisions and have a laugh. What I got was the opposite!
The first scene of this movie tells you everything you need to know about what our lead character is about. She must be using apple maps because she ends up in a country road crossing path with two brothers. What unfolds is a slow burn, sometimes active and sometimes lingering tension that keeps you engaged. With her size and ability she does best in the situation she is in and thus is completely realistic and believable. Couple of twists here and there are well executed.
Problem is the bad guys are very generic. I wish the writers put a little effort on their intentions. Their chase feels unmotivated. If you can get past that you got a solid thriller which will keep you warm for close to 2 hours on a lazy day.
Country is shot beautifully. Actors have done a decent job. A side lead introduced later stands out in this performance. The ending is a little rushed and I wasn't satisfied.
The first scene of this movie tells you everything you need to know about what our lead character is about. She must be using apple maps because she ends up in a country road crossing path with two brothers. What unfolds is a slow burn, sometimes active and sometimes lingering tension that keeps you engaged. With her size and ability she does best in the situation she is in and thus is completely realistic and believable. Couple of twists here and there are well executed.
Problem is the bad guys are very generic. I wish the writers put a little effort on their intentions. Their chase feels unmotivated. If you can get past that you got a solid thriller which will keep you warm for close to 2 hours on a lazy day.
Country is shot beautifully. Actors have done a decent job. A side lead introduced later stands out in this performance. The ending is a little rushed and I wasn't satisfied.
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