“The River”: What I Thought
“The River,” which debuted last night on ABC, has racked up some good reviews, but based on the premiere it’s pretty waterlogged. The concept — a found-footage voyage into the Amazon to locate a mysteriously MIA scientist — is promising. But the execution was sluggish. “The River” is a horror mockumentary: “The Blair Witch Project,” “Cloverfield,” “Diary of the Dead.” But “The River,” a drama from Oren Peli, who brought us the “found footage” horror film “Paranormal Activity,” is too gimmicky. At least so far.
