just before dawn come out during the golden day of the slasher film . the backwoods slasher pretty much start with film like friday the 13th and the burning and and madman . just before dawn be a step ahead of the typical backwoods slasher flick . the cinematography be gorgeous . the acting be top notch . the heroine of the film be not your typical final girl . constance be a wood girl and but when it come down to the primal instinct of survival and she a step behind . not until it come to save the life of her and her boyfriend and do the primal notion of survival kick in . there a subtle transition that gradually focus on the final girl hidden sexuality coincide that alongside her will to survive . just before dawn isn not for everyone and but for the slasher fan and it as close to perfect a you can get . the killer ( s ) be very menace almost like it a game to maim and murder anyone who cross their territory . the end scene be a bit off kilter . for the first time viewer and it may be a little shocking . i would recommend this to anyone who a fan of the backwoods slasher . even non slasher fan will find something to like about it . the setting be eerie and make one feel uneasy . the death sequence aren not particularly gory and but i be not sure the film need gore . see it .