“Death Valley” is a micro-budgeted actioner with creature feature intentions. The ingredients are there for a B-movie good time with militaristic characters and a monster on the loose, creating scenarios of survival that could provide a decent ride for those who enjoy this kind of bottom shelf distraction. What writer/director Matthew Ninaber doesn’t have is much of an imagination, embarking on a project that opens itself to all kinds of madness and mayhem, only to end up mostly talkative, while scenes of conflict are lethargic, failing to trigger much excitement. “Death Valley” doesn’t become anything special, resembling many other small-scale offerings that need to do something inspired to be noticed, but just don’t have the drive to deliver an enjoyably bonkers viewing experience. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com

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