a a premise and this backwoods version of the dead calm storyline have promise . however and director eric red inability to render a convincing hurricane lead to a deluge of continuity and lighting error . ultimately and the viewer be more spellbound by the bizarre weather effect than the intended storyline . intermittent spate of ham fisted over direction be similarly distract . charles dance and do an inbred backwoods hardass schtick and do his best to save the movie . but ultimately and undertow squeal like a pig . and have more ham to boot .