Review of The Last Winter (2006) by David H — 03 Apr 2009
A mostly creepy and effective slow burn horror film. It is often quite creepy, and it becomes really disturbing by the very end. I do feel, however, that the film's message of nature striking back could have been handled with a little less didacticism; it's a tad annoying when characters outright state the film's theme, and not only that, but that the cinematic language then has actual archive footage of man's destruction of nature appear non-diegetically.
It's really preachy. Still, the breakdown of the characters is quite frightening, and even though nothing much seems to happen over the course of the film, a profound feeling of dread manages to reach the spectators' nerves.
The performances are excellent, especially from the always-great Ron Perlman. The cinematograhy is absolutely gorgeous, and Fessenden's direction is pleasingly odd and assured. If only he could have avoided the moose/deer ghosts at the very end.
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This review of The Last Winter (2006) was written by David H on 03 Apr 2009.
The Last Winter has generally received mixed reviews.
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