Many criticized it as the film having no originality, taking its plot from other horror films such as The Hills Have Eyes and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It earned a 41% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Hacked with axe in shoulder and blown up in house Shoulder burned, tire iron in stomach, back of neck shot with arrow, blown up in house Shot in back with 2 arrows/1 arrow through back However, at least one cannibal survives, as shown in the ending credits. The remaining two people, Chris and Jessie, make it out of the woods alive and end up destroying the cannibals and their cabin. Unfortunately, Carly is decapitated by an axe wielding cannibal who climbed up the tree. The cannibals then proceed to burn down the tower, but the three escape by jumping into a nearby tree. Someone responds just as the cannibals reach the tower and alerts the cannibals to the group's whereabouts. Eventually they end up at an old watch tower in hopes of finding a radio or rangers. Then the remaining three survivors hit a dead end in the road and continue on foot, meanwhile the cannibals track them.
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They succeed in stealing the cannibals' truck but Scott is killed by being shot with arrows. They spend a couple of days running from the mountain men. A confrontation erupts with the disfigured men and the group flee through the woods. After the cannibals fall asleep the group tries to escape but accidentally wake them. The group is forced to watch as the remains of Francine are cut up and eaten. They hide within the house when the cannibals come back home. The group realize that the owners of the cabin will not be friendly. The cabin is home to a group of cannibalistic mountain men, who are horribly disfigured due to generations of inbreeding. The others discover that the cabin has many grisly horrors inside, such as entrails in a fridge and body parts in the bathtub. Meanwhile the two who stayed behind are killed by the cannibals.
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Francine and Evan stay with the cars, while the remainder of the group goes for help, only to find an old cabin isolated in the West Terre Haute woods. The car's tires were punctured by barbwire strung across the road. The car he crashed into belongs to a group of friends on a hiking trip, which includes Jessie. He then crashes into a car stranded in the center of the road. Due to a chemical spill in the road ahead, he decides to take a different route, leading him through an abandoned dirt road in the middle of the woods. Medical student Chris Flynn is on his way to a job interview and is driving through the mountains of West Virginia. Warning: this text contains details about the plot/ending of the film.