The Outwaters (2022) Movie Review

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The Outwaters – Movie Review

Director: Robbie Banfitch

Writer: Robbie Banfitch (Screenplay)

Cast

Robbie Banfitch
Angela Basolis
Scott Schamell
Michelle May
Leslie Ann Banfitch

Plot: Four travellers encounter menacing phenomena while camping in a remote stretch of the Mojave Desert.

Runtime: 1 Hour 50 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: The Outwaters starts as four friends head out to the Mojave Desert. However, things start to spiral out of control when they experience a menacing phenomenon. This is told through the lenses of the found footage.

Verdict on The Outwaters

The Outwaters is a found footage movie following four friends who head out to the desert. It is told in a way that we have a series of memory cards that tell a different set of events leading up to the horrors involved.

This is a found footage movie that could easily split the audience. I can see it from both sides, the gore and graphic nature of the events are a highlight. Nothing on this side of things gets held back. However, you could see people thinking it is gore to make up for the lack of story elsewhere. The darkness holds too much back and this becomes hard to keep up on. This could be one of the most talked about horror movies of the year and hopefully, it could find itself in the conversation with ‘Lake Mungo’.

Where to Watch: The Outwaters is in cinemas 7 April and on digital 8 May

Final Thoughts – The Outwaters is a gore-soaked found footage movie.