Their class has a group assignment to research an urban legend and they end up in the same group. Since each group needs four people, Jade invites Noah because he’s smart and she needs someone else who is actually going to work. Kennedy invites Ethan. Wait, can the TA actually be part of a group?
When Noah says he’s done research to find some topics they could consider for their project, Kennedy makes fun of him. If anyone should be made fun of it’s Kennedy, who doesn’t understand the assignment, even though it’s literally researching an urban legend.
They decide to go to Joshua Tree to research the Rake, who supposedly appears on the equinox, and boy howdy, that’s today. After a warning from a stranger not to camp in the desert, they decide to camp. But after dark, they find that the Rake is not a legend and Jades little sister -who Kennedy hid in the back of SUV - gets dragged off into the desert. The creepy stranger shows up just in the nick of time, and they end up back at his house hoping to survive the night.
There are a number of ridiculous things in this movie. How did Jade’s sister get dragged out of the car? Did she forget to shut her door? Or did she not notice the creature opened the door? Either one should have been obvious. Why would Kennedy make out with Ethan up against the rock he just peed on? How did no one notice Kennedy putting Jade’s sister in the back of the SUV? And if a car pulls up 500 feet from a house and there is a monster outside, why would you leave the house to walk that far to the car to see if people need help? They could have driven up to the house so obviously there is something wrong.
Kennedy as a character is awful and Ethan is a tool. At one point Kennedy says, “I’m not really a bitch, you know.” So she has no self awareness because she treats people horribly. Ethan tells her “you’re smart, you’re funny, you’re kind.” She has literally not been any of those things. She’s mean, condescending, a bully, and doesn’t grasp the simplest concepts.
Also it’s hilarious that Kennedy picks on Noah. He’s a nerd only in the sense that he is smart and has glasses. He’s the best looking guy in the movie.
Also is it common for people to have fuse boxes on the outsides of their houses in the desert states? I’ve never seen one that isn’t in the basement or a closet. Maybe it’s something done in states that don’t get snow?
Dialogue with a huge leap in logic from missing to murdered:
Twenty years ago a few girls on campus went missing. Alright, but the only thing they knew was the murder weapon was a hatchet but they never caught the guy.
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| Jade is the opposite of Kennedy |
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| Kennedy making sure Noah knows she thinks he’s an idiot |
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| How did they not notice she got into the trunk |
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| Take off the glasses and he’s no longer a nerd. |
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| Did you just use a real missing person flyer in your movie? |
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