All the while, the mistrust within the group festers and manifests itself in crazier, more violent forms than it ever did in The Blair Witch Project, making for some shocking action beats.
To be fair, I’m surprised I’m even offering up this much praise for Blair Witch, as I was originally one of those kids who wasn’t exactly thrilled to see this movie coming down the pike.
Without spoiling too much, everything from time dilation to ontological paradoxes are introduced once the film starts to go into its dark, thrilling heart.
Blair Witch even throws in some question about whether UFOs might be involved, as some of the weird noises that plague the dark forest sound a lot like what you’d think a flying saucer’s engines would.