Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Devils Racecourse’

Written by Scott Edwards

Taking a camping trip with your friends can be one of the greatest adventures you can ever go on, but you all need to be willing to have a little give and take. Often times some of the group will want to do something while the others do not. There can be a happy medium when it comes to this, but most times the group gets divided and everyone starts to get upset with each other. There are ways to get the group back together, mainly with booze, but that should never be the sole reason to get together in the first place. So, remember, even if you don’t want to do something that could be great with your friends, it can be better to stay with the group since you never know what the outcome is going to be.

Heading up the Devils Racecourse for a great camping trip, the group is giving Brad a hard time since he does not know where he is going. Finding a place to park, Brad is forced to defend himself, even though he has never been to the camping spot before in his life. While the group gets ready to make their trek up the trail, everyone is challenged to keep up with Brenda who is ready to lead the group, but it is apparent that Wendy is not going to be able to keep up the pace that is being set. With the late start, Brenda, Mar, Brad and even Susan do not want to wait for their slower member and leave her behind to get everything set up in camp.

Needing frequent stops since she is not in hiking condition like the rest of the group, Wendy sets her bag aside and goes off the trail to relieve herself. Being snuck up on by a stranger, Wendy is shocked that it is the FBI agent that has been shown on the news for killing his family. But Hillar did not do those things as he explains to the young woman and he also informs her that the government is trying to hide the truth from everyone. Being a part of a cleaning crew, he has been doing plenty of things that nobody knows about but has a thumb drive that can prove what is happening in the shadows. With the man hunt being able to find his camp site, Hillar is forced to give up his information to Wendy who is now the target of a hit squad that will stop at nothing to keep the government’s secrets away from prying eyes, even if it means killing anyone that may remotely be involved.

Seeing a couple more hikers making it to the camp site, Susan starts to wonder what has happened to her girlfriend. With nobody in her group willing to take the trek back down to find her, stranger Craig will lend a hand, even though he does not know the situation. While Brad and Mar make their way down to get water for the group, they get side tracked with a little nookie in the woods, but it is short lived when bullets fly their way. Brenda stays in camp with the other stranger Sammy, who brings happy tidings of alcohol. While Craig and Sammy talk to their new friends, they find out what has been happening with the group, along with why there is so much tension between them all during their trip. But these two have alternate motives as the remaining members of the group quickly find out and Hillar’s thumb drive is the only thing that matters this day in the woods.

A story of trust and survival when all is said and done. While the group does not seem to be getting along at all, they do try to come together for the greater good, or at least to find Wendy who is being chased throughout by a government hit squad. I do like how the story took a turn when Sammy was tired of playing nice and revealed his true intentions. Susan goes in depth with her life and what happened in her past that drew her to Wendy, who always seems to need help with everything that she does. From the opening of the movie, I never thought anyone in the group was going to get along throughout the movie, and while there was a little bit of love being shared, it really did not seem like it was the right time for any of them to be stuck out anywhere together until they finished their quarrels. Stay Scared.

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