I was sick at home watching movies a couple months ago. The Canyon came on and was a slow start. Just as I was about to change the channel it got really good. There are no surprises throughout the movie but it is good to watch what people act like when a situation occurs. When two people who are opposite are trying to work on their relationship have to come together to find their way out of one. It's very sad and intense because of the constant drama and slow pain when someone gets hurt. It really shows that love is thicker than darkness and one person will do anything to keep a person alive and their spirits up to survive. No matter the outcome. Not a spoiler! The trailer shows what I was just talking about. However I did click the box just in case someone felt I was spoiling it. Hope you enjoy the movie.

On the plus side, I was laughing out loud through most of the movie. The cinematography was very good and the acting was reasonably well done. It was, however, without a doubt the worst movie I have ever seen. Any plot is reasonable, from aliens to magic, as long as it is believable. Which is where this movie failed. I only kept watching because I was fascinated by what they would come up with next. The actions taken by the couple when faced with being lost in the wilderness were outrageous. They made the absolute worst possible decisions after each new obstacle they encountered. A child would not have been so foolish. Fortunately for humanity, it was clear from the outset that these newlyweds would never have the chance to reproduce.

The wilderness can be a great place to visit, when everything is going okay. But introduce some unexpected problems, and an excellent adventure, far removed from other people, morphs into a nightmare. It's a story premise that has a long history in cinema, and it's the premise on which "The Canyon" is based. An attractive newlywed couple hires an old backwoods coot (played by Will Patton) to guide them through the back-country of the Grand Canyon. Everything goes well ... for awhile.The script's characters seem credible. But the plot lacks creative imagination. One particular adversity propels the film's second half, which goes on and on, tediously. Either the editor needed to chop off some of the plot repetition, or the writer needed to introduce additional, more varied, adversities.Further, the story's inciting incident, which involves a reptile, is not remotely credible. And the characters react to this event in ways that add to their misery. What would films be without characters who make stupid decisions?Casting is acceptable. Acting is okay until near the end when one performance becomes almost laughable. Sound effects and background music are fine.Scenery is spectacular, helped along by competent color cinematography. And the final scene is arguably the best scene in the entire film. As the camera zooms out, viewers get a stunning visual perspective, one of the best such perspectives I have ever seen in any film.An unimaginative and at times silly plot renders the story somewhat tiresome and tedious. But this is partially offset by terrific visuals, the most impressive of which is right at the very end.

Well I am positively surprised how good this movie actually was. Not sure why sometimes it's branded 'horror'because it's more like dramatic thriller. I liked the story and I liked the characters who were rich and believable. For the first time 'a chick' didn't annoy me:)and there was more to her than meets the eye. The story begins when a couple of newlyweds decides to take a trip to the Grand Canyon. Their guide is a rough, heavy drinking guy, who promises them an unforgettable experience. The trip however does not go as planned. I think this film is a solid piece. Don't expect more than 140min of adventure/survival flick and you won't be disappointed. It kept me focused and interested. Well worth seeing.