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• Anthony L

  
  This film starts off quite well and has moments of real thrills but unfortunately loses its way in the second half. Shame really as Clarkson, Weber and a young Erik Per Sullivan do a great job as the terrorised family. This film could have been a classic thriller but Fessenden is a… More
  This film starts off quite well and has moments of real thrills but unfortunately loses its way in the second half. Shame really as Clarkson, Weber and a young Erik Per Sullivan do a great job as the terrorised family. This film could have been a classic thriller but Fessenden is a far better director than he is an editor and ultimately lets the side down. I wouldn't be surprised if the producers had a hand in its downfall too!

• Emil K

  
  This film is all about creating a brooding atmosphere and it succeeds there quite well. The Indian myth about Wendigo has always been a interesting one and it serves chilly backdrop for this elegant horror-film. What i truly liked with this one was the way it showed many of the scenes… More
  This film is all about creating a brooding atmosphere and it succeeds there quite well. The Indian myth about Wendigo has always been a interesting one and it serves chilly backdrop for this elegant horror-film. What i truly liked with this one was the way it showed many of the scenes from children's point of view and that makes it much more efficient. Where Wendigo still goes terribly wrong is the last third where the "monster" actually comes to flesh. In that point this film just turns a bit silly and loses it credibility. Larry Fessenden is still director with very much potential and i will watch his future projects with huge interest.

• Drew S

  
  Okay, let's say you're a deeply pretentious filmmaker with a shoestring budget and you want to do a movie about a family and a deer monster. You still following me? Good. Now, what's the best way to produce your "German expressionist horror film" while aptly… More
  Okay, let's say you're a deeply pretentious filmmaker with a shoestring budget and you want to do a movie about a family and a deer monster. You still following me? Good. Now, what's the best way to produce your "German expressionist horror film" while aptly disguising your lack of funding and lack of talent at the same time? a) Learn more about human interaction and how to write natural-sounding dialogue and characters b) Learn more about the process of capturing an aesthetically appealing image on camera c) use freak-ass editing and shitty looking jump shots and reiterate over and over through repetitive scenes that THIS FAMILY HAS PROBLEMS BUT IT'S OKAY THEY LOVE EACH OTHER. Three guesses as to which option Larry Fessenden picked. By the way, Fessenden is clearly the biggest tool ever. If this movie's chronic head-up-its-ass syndrome wasn't a definite indicator, look at his picture on IMDB. It sends douche chills running up my spine. I guess it's not fair to totally lambast this movie, because there were one and a half things I liked about it. The first is Patricia Clarkson, who I'll watch in basically anything; why she is pissing her career away in movies like this and The Woods totally eludes me. I'm really glad she's in Shutter Island, the new Scorsese film which I'm fucking excited for. GO PATTY GO The other half thing that I kind of liked was that Wendigo does try to explore some interesting themes before it falls in love with its own idiotic mythos. Ideas like moral objectivity and sentience are touched upon ever so slightly; sadly, Fessendouche refuses to expound on them, instead opting to show us jittery stop-motion shots of some cunt in a deer suit running around in the woods. But what's wrong with Wendigo? Besides what I've already mentioned - Jake Weber is impressively bad. If you're getting out-acted by a seven year old, then it's time to find a new job. Said seven year old is actually a pretty good actor, but guys, DON'T put him in any more horror films. His scared expression was by far the most unintentionally hilarious moment in a movie that is full of them. Eh, I forgive him, he wasn't too heinous for the most part.

• Luke B

  
  Since I watched this film directly after the atrocious 'Scarred' this film seemed Oscar worthy. The acting talent is there with both Clarkson and Weber creating an emotional and believable couple. The film keeps a slow and steady pace but then derails as finally father and… More
  Since I watched this film directly after the atrocious 'Scarred' this film seemed Oscar worthy. The acting talent is there with both Clarkson and Weber creating an emotional and believable couple. The film keeps a slow and steady pace but then derails as finally father and son begn to bond in a way reminiscent of the dinner scene in 'Jaws' just in time for an accident that never sees this relationship come to fruition. Finally the mythological aspects come into play with a guy running round in a deer suit which looks so campy not one shot lasts longer than a second. What could have been a nice psychological family drama/horror just sort of flaps about like a dying fish.

• Steve B

  
  Interesting, but ultimately a let-down.

• Adam M

  
  Interesting story about a family thats spending a few days in a cabin but realise some blokes family lived there and he's being a bit of a dick about it. When the familys young son gets given this little wooden doll thing called a Wendigo by a mysrterious man weird shit starts to… More
  Interesting story about a family thats spending a few days in a cabin but realise some blokes family lived there and he's being a bit of a dick about it. When the familys young son gets given this little wooden doll thing called a Wendigo by a mysrterious man weird shit starts to go down. Accept it doesn't! Not for ages anyway. This takes far to long to get going, only becoming interesting in the last 15 mins so just as your getting into it, it ends. Thers a couple of good bits, like when you see the Wendigo creature but overall, this is just boring and could have been so much better.

• Barry L

  
  One of the oddest films ive seen for a while.....I was slightly drunk but still.......

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