Review of The Cabin in the Woods (2012) by Russell G — 01 Oct 2014
People seem to love or hate this movie. I am one of the few who fall in the middle. I respect the humorous nature of the movie and enjoy the homage to various other horror movies, but the execution is not quite right.
This group of college friends has to be the dumbest group of smart people ever. They are insufferably obnoxious, and even if they are intentionally exaggerated stereotypes, their interactions are hard watch.
I can understand that this is not indeed to be a spoof, but exaggerating these characters just a little more to make them a little funny and not so annoying would greatly help this movie. There are some clever surprises, but many of them would be more fun and dramatic if they had concealed certain things better early in the movie.
The funny control room scenes, in particular, unveil a little too much a little too quickly. It is creative and original, but better character construction and some subtlety would go a long way.
This review of The Cabin in the Woods (2012) was written by Russell G on 01 Oct 2014.
The Cabin in the Woods has generally received positive reviews.
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