Freaktana A Major Disappointment

Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Wizard-8 No movie with Scott Glenn in the cast can be completely bad, but in the case of "Into the Grizzly Maze", there is not much more than Glenn to say what's positive about this viewing experience. Sure, for the most part the movie looks good, with expert cinematography and some very scenic locations (though the CGI effects look really amateurish.) And the last fifteen minutes or so are reasonably tense and exciting (though when the threat is finally eradicated, the movie ends really abruptly, as if the production had run out of money.) But the moments that lead to those last fifteen minutes are not particularly engaging. The story is really slow in unfolding. To make matters worse, even when the threat of the movie is (eventually) established, there is no real feeling that the characters are in deep peril until near the end. One reason for this is that even though the production got a real bear (the legendary Bart the bear), his sporadic appearances are for the most part so poorly directed that we can't get a sense that the characters are facing a wild and out of control animal. If the movie had been rewritten to make Scott Glenn the threat, maybe we would have had something here.

LeonLouisRicci The Name Cast draws Attention to this "Monster on the Loose' Movie. James Marsden, Thomas Jane, Billy Bob Thornton, Scott Glenn, and Piper Perabo.Oh Yea..."Bart the Bear" gets Opening On Screen Credit too.All do Workmanlike efforts to make this an Entertaining Out of Doors Thriller. It's all about the Killings, Maulings, and Shreddings done in Thankfully "R" Rated fashion. The Story is Weak but at times is Interesting Enough to Listen. The "Pissed-Off" Grizzly is Hostile because of Greedy Poachers and Bootleg Loggers. He's Smarter than the Average Bear and has taken it upon Himself to Do Something about these Homo Sapiens. He's there to "Kick-Ass and Chew Bubblegum"...oh wait... He's doesn't Chew Bubblegum, just Human Flesh. In one of the Movie's Best Lines, Billy Bob Thornton's Nerdy but Lethal Hunter says..."This bear doesn't care if you're a Poacher or a Tree Hugger, You all taste the same."Overall, Worth a Watch for some B-Movie Excitement. It's done on the Semi-Cheap and these Type of Things have been around since Forever. "Are You Not Entertained?" Only You can answer that question.

GUENOT PHILIPPE The only things good here are the settings and the end of that half crap. I highly prefer the Bill Girdler's film, back in 1976. I know there are many bear films in the movie history. This one is not the best anyway, if maybe not the worst either. But everything is badly done. For instance, in the beginning, when the two men begin to fight outside the bar, in front of the girl; well, just after a couple of fist hits, only two seconds, the police car and the ambulance arrive. Rubbish. The audience is full of idiots for the audience or what?and the climax is terrific, I agree, although very unbelievable. I thought the bear would be killed by the boat helix...A foreseeable time waster, not more.

Seth_Rogue_One The cast was a definite appeal for me: James Marsden, Piper Perabo, Billy Bob Thornton, Thomas Jane and Scott Glenn are all actors that I enjoy usually.And although they aren't terrible I don't think any of them shine in their roles, but then they didn't have much to work with; the characters are all pretty flat with little to no character development.The script is not well-written (to put it mildly) in fact it reminds me of the typical creature feature that SyFy channel mass-produces by the dozens every year, but with better acting and better music.Extremely clichéd and no real suspense, I mean there were attempts at suspense but it all felt pretty flat just like the rest of the movie.PS, Piper Perabo plays a deaf-mute woman so she has no dialogue, in case you were like me looking forward to see her act again she does so just by gestures and facial expressions.I recommend Backcountry aka Blackfoot Trail instead.