I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

It looked great. The dubbing was ropey at the start although I loved the music.  Well-paced but there wasn't much connection with the girls. The main girl was very forgettable. Some scenes were totally unforgettable, like the twist and how nasty one of the guys gets. The film was similar to Eden Lake (2008). I was entertained, especially at some key moments but felt it could have gone further and deeper.

Yes, they can! The fundamental problem of this movie is that it is not a movie as such. It is very boring nonsensical soft core torture porn or something like that. There is no reasonable story for the girls that will be raped and killed nor for the guys who will rape and kill them. They just do happen to meet and soft core torture porn will happen.None of the characters are believable or interesting. It is mostly running in the woods, screaming, some bondage play in the mud and such. The movie could be roughly compared to Lake Eden but in comparison to that the Lake Eden has interesting characters, plot and very disturbing message.Surprisingly enough the movie does not even have any thrills, it is very predictable. It promises something for horror fans, for thriller fans and even for the porn consumers, but fails in all the aspects. There are no sympathetic heroes so you do not feel anything. It is just very boring, somewhat disgusting flick. What a waste of time!

I have a friend who, like myself, is an avid horror fan. Any subgenre, any style, any language, any budget. The main difference is that my pal actually BUYS every DVD of these films. He has literally thousands of titles in his collection most of which I have never heard of. Such is the case of THE HIKE.I'm writing this only minutes after I watched the film-indeed I was logging on to IMDb even as the final credits were still rolling. I found it to be an interesting, disturbing and sometimes quite brutal tale, full of twists and turns that simply won't let you go till the final shocking moment.One element of the film which really got my attention was the incredible camera work (and the editing.... lingering on certain shots.... just that *moment* longer... whoa!) yeah. I actually found myself involuntarily invoking Hitchcock in my mind as certain scenes played out during the first third of the film. These scenes are particularly harrowing because we the viewer are being shown almost continuous and subtle clues that Something Isn't Right Out Here, yet the poor girls are clueless - not because they are stupid but because they are utterly unsuspecting that anything is amiss. One such scene is one where the gals are seen at a good distance from the camera, crossing a wide dry gulch. They are distant enough for their chatter to be indistinct. The camera slowly changes depth of focus, bringing the sounds with it, until we are very close to the camera indeed, where we vaguely see the outline of a young woman lying on the forest floor where she gasps and chokes her life away, all the while the lead gals frolic in the background...Yeah, I enjoyed it. All the elements that make a film "good" to me hit it just right - especially the plotting, direction and camera work.I give it a 73/100

With the action starting immediately the film's horror direction is set. We then meet the innocent girls doing what girls do, having a fun weekend away. Although I found the pace of the girls hiking and chatting slow, maybe could have been reduced a little, it introduces the normality of why they are there and the friendships involved. Obviously, all the girls are very pretty, and very easy on the eye, which some would instantly say was sexist, but each girl has their own character strengths and weaknesses and are able to protect themselves to an extent. Don't worry there are some cute guys there too!! When darkness falls as in many horror films a requisite for the action to begin, and boy does it! This is brutal horror not for the faint hearted, but not as brutal as some I've seen however it does portray how a completely innocent & normal situation can change with devastating effect. There are a few light hearted moments included even while the brutality is taking place which is unusual in this type of film, but it works well. And even when u think it's over there's a final twist.The scenery is amazing, with brilliant camera angles, and the make up has been well thought out & add in some great music and this becomes a decent film for British horror.