‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ Review: A True-Life Survival Story Suitable for Audiences of All Ages
variety.comJoe Leydon Film Critic In the tradition of “Death of a Salesman,” “The Assassination of Trotsky” and “Penn and Teller Get Killed,” “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” arrives with an on-the-nose title that serves as fair warning: Few surprises await you here.
On the other hand, there’s never any doubt that things will work out OK for Donn Fender (Luke David Blumm), the 12-year-old protagonist.
Indeed, during the opening minutes of this family-friendly true-life drama, the beans aren’t merely spilled, they are tossed while director Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger and scripter Luke Paradise (working from a same-titled memoir co-written by the real Donn Fender) give a pinky-swear promise that a happy ending looms large on the horizon.
But maybe that’s not such a bad thing: If you’re watching “Lost on a Mountain in Maine” with impressionable children, you won’t have to worry about their ever getting too terrified if they closely identify with Donn as he struggles to survive for nine days alone in the freezing wilderness of Northern Maine without food, water and suitable gear.
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