Synopsis
A group of friends venture into the remote Texas woods for a party weekend and find themselves stalked by Bigfoot.
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Cast
- Denise WilliamsonElizabeth
- Samuel DavisMatt
- Roger EdwardsTodd
- Chris OsbornBrian
- Dora MadisonDora
- Brian SteeleSasquatch
- Jeff SchwanUncle Bob
- George P. Gakoumis Jr.Firework Salesman
- Stefanie Sanchez911 Operator (voice)
Recommendations
- 50
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Convincing shaky cam or not, in the end all we’re left with is what we started with, just another bigfoot movie. - 50
The A.V. Club
It feels strange to be so dismissive about someone who once commanded wide attention (however much as a fluke) with an indie blockbuster that effectively birthed a lucrative mainstream genre. But Sánchez, sadly, is now a pretender to his own throne. - 50
The New York Times
Featuring the usual fractured visuals, generic victims and pinballing cameras — both hand-held and mounted on bike helmets — Exists nevertheless has an unusually dreamy opening and a few surprisingly entertaining tweaks. - 38
Slant Magazine
In the wake of Bobcat Goldthwait's Wolf Creek, Exists's metaphorical ambitions are as under-realized as its story-circumscribing use of found footage. - 30
Austin Chronicle
The creature’s big reveal is masterfully handled and a final revelation is exceptionally memorable, but the characters, unsurprisingly, remain interchangeable with those of any number of other teens-in-peril pics. - 20
Variety
Sanchez’s thoroughly conventional approach here does little to elevate a dismally generic script from frequent collaborator Jamie Nash. - 10
Village Voice
Against all good sense, Exists plays its material straight, possibly proving itself the year's most laughably derivative and dreary film. - 0
The Hollywood Reporter
Bereft of interesting characters, clever dialogue and any semblance of humor or visual coherence, Exists offers nothing to justify its cinematic existence.
