Enter Nowhere

Enter Nowhere is a mildly intriguing sci-fi/thriller, one of those micro-budget indies shot almost entirely on one set that relies on a central mystery and a Twilight Zone-like plot twist.

Three strangers find themselves in a cabin in the woods. Samantha (Katherine Waterston) has gone looking for her husband, after he went in search of a gas station after they ran out of gas. Tom (Scott Eastwood) had a car accident, and has been stranded in the cabin for three days, unable to walk out because of a bad leg. Then they are joined by Jody (Sara Paxton), who isn't even sure how she got there.

In what becomes a kind of No Exit in the wilderness, the three bicker and try to survive, with little food and frigid temperatures. Then they realize they each think they are in a different state, and finally they are in different years. I'll save the final twist, which is original, but suffice it to say a German soldier from World War II shows up.

Once the central mystery is cleared up, though, the film kind of degenerates into Back to the Future ripoff, and the logistics of it aren't quite clear.

Waterston and Eastwood are second-generation performers (offspring of Sam and Clint, respectively) and do fine.

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