The Ruins

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The Ruins
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R,1hr 30min
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April 4, 2008
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Dreamworks/Paramount Studios
Synopsis: Based on the novel by A Simple Plan author Scott Smith, director Carter B. Smith's Yucatan-set thriller follows four American tourists as they unwisely venture off the beaten path while vacationing in Cancun. When a friendly German tourist implores the Americans to help search the jungle for his missing brother, the group becomes hopelessly trapped in a nightmare scenario that seems too strange to be true. Jonathan Tucker, Laura Ramsey, Jena Malone, and Shawn Ashmore star. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie ... Full Synopsis
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Dennis Harvey, Variety.com
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"Ultimately less dependent on suspense or even scares than on squirm-inducing grossouts ..." Full Review
Jason Buchanan
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A satisfyingly gruesome but brutally abbreviated version of author Scott B. Smith's epic downer of a novel, the feature-film version of The Ruins feels like someone blasted through the book with a highlighter ... Full Review
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