“Stay Out / Stay Alive” (*1/2 out of four) was a by-the-numbers horror show that most moviegoers would best stay away from about five young hikers (Brie Mattson, Brandon Wardle, Christina July Kim, and others) who find that there is gold in them thar hills and attempt to locate an abandoned goldmine buried underneath the earth but are attacked and mauled and find that they’re the ones who are gonna be buried instead. Enervatingly routine and predictable until the final third when it finally comes alive and delivers a scare or two. Regardless- “The Descent” told virtually the same story and scarier nearly 15 years ago. Lawson Rollins’ fine music score and some crisp cinematography by Bill Holshevnikoff are literally the only things to make you “stay” and watch this.

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