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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Tribeca Films
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Tribeca Films
  • 1 h 23 m

Summary Don't Go in the Woods is sound advice, especially when there's a killer on the loose. The film explores love, greed and ruthlessness in this twisted musical/horror hybrid, telling the story of a young band who heads to the woods to get away from their everyday lives in order to focus on writing new songs. Hoping to walk away from the tri...

Directed By: Vincent D'Onofrio

Written By: Sam Bisbee, Joe Vinciguerra, Vincent D'Onofrio

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Tribeca Films
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Tribeca Films
  • 1 h 23 m
Don't Go in the Woods
Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
29
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings
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Summary Don't Go in the Woods is sound advice, especially when there's a killer on the loose. The film explores love, greed and ruthlessness in this twisted musical/horror hybrid, telling the story of a young band who heads to the woods to get away from their everyday lives in order to focus on writing new songs. Hoping to walk away from the tri...

Directed By: Vincent D'Onofrio

Written By: Sam Bisbee, Joe Vinciguerra, Vincent D'Onofrio

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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57% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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43% Mixed
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57% Negative
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60
Jan 12, 2012
Unfortunately, outside of the proxy satisfaction it will give those who are dying to see the grim reaper let loose on the set of a very special episode of "Glee," the pleasures of Don't Go in the Woods can't quite compensate for its straggly bits.
By Michelle Orange FULL REVIEW
42
Jan 11, 2012
Give Don't Go In The Woods credit for not being a wholly conventional horror movie. Debit it for not caring about horror in the first place.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
40
Jan 12, 2012
The actors are all natural, but no character is developed enough for you to care who is killed next. There's not much suspense, no inventive pacing, no wink-wink irony, no cinematic gimmicks, not much mystery and no awful gore.
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30
Feb 9, 2012
An undercooked, "Glee"-like hybrid of grating indie pop songs and forest slasher flick.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
30
Jan 10, 2012
The forced horseplay is entirely without ensemble chemistry, probably because the leads were hired principally as singers/musicians, as this, the directorial debut of former Law & Order: Criminal Intent star Vincent D'Onofrio, is that rarest of mongrel movies: a slasher/musical.
By Nick Pinkerton FULL REVIEW
25
Jan 13, 2012
Coming across as a promotional showcase for a gaggle of young up-and-coming singer-actors, Don't Go in the Woods tethers together numerous indie-rock musical numbers with a backwoods-horror-film framework that's the definition of an afterthought.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
20
Jan 12, 2012
The acting and general schlockiness make "Friday the 13th" look like "Macbeth," but it's clear D'Onofrio just wants to hang out. And actually, a lot of the music is really good. Let's hope next time, he decides to make something like "The Commitments" instead.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW

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Production Company BrooklynHazelhurst Inc.
Release Date Jan 13, 2012
Duration 1 h 23 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline Making a hit can be a killer.
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