The idea of basing a film in Prypiat is very cool and the setup of an extreme tour is also believable however these types of films are usually decent watching or truly awful, luckily Chernobyl Diaries is actually a decent Horror film.
The set-up is standard, stranded in some barren place being chased by something that wants to kill you, what helps this film to be better than your average horror fest is the location, you know there is no chance of any aid and you truly believe they are stuck there in a place where any kind of mutated animal can pop up.
Some of the directing is very effective in creating suspense particularly in the van scenes, it feels quite real and isn't over the top for the majority of the film. If you're a Horror film fan don't turn away from this as its quite enjoyable and I wasn't expecting much from it.
The set-up is standard, stranded in some barren place being chased by something that wants to kill you, what helps this film to be better than your average horror fest is the location, you know there is no chance of any aid and you truly believe they are stuck there in a place where any kind of mutated animal can pop up.
Some of the directing is very effective in creating suspense particularly in the van scenes, it feels quite real and isn't over the top for the majority of the film. If you're a Horror film fan don't turn away from this as its quite enjoyable and I wasn't expecting much from it.