The Blair Witch Project *** (out of 5) (1999)

Cast: Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, Joshua Leonard

Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez

 


Three film students travel to Maryland to make a documentary based on an urban legend involving a witch in the woods outside of a town formerly known as Blair. While there they find strange occurences abound.

Obvious fiction where they would like the viewer to believe this was a bunch of footage found a year after the disappearance of the main characters. This sort of horror version of MTV's Road Rules has an air of creepiness around it, and does deliver a certain sense of haunting images, but unfortunately a handful of contrived moments and characters detract from what would have otherwise been a believable documentary. Some good acting in certain scenes, alternating with bad in others, the film is more engaging as a curiosity than a narrative. Credit Myrick and Sanchez for having the guts to make such a unique film, and while it isn't particularly scary or even great, it is still highly recommended as a unique cinematic experience.


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