Review of Wilderness (2006) by Corey N — 24 Jun 2007
On renting, this and not seeing any trailers, I was just expecting another slasher film but with a brit twist. how delighted I was to see, a refreshing thriller, very well made with taught camera-work, story and strong play from the male leads.
The execution of the film is good, but I feel that they concentrated more on the male counterparts rather than the females (who to me just seemed too typecast, and didn't really add depth too the movie). and the only other character who seemed to be a problem with me was Callum, who couldn't decide whether to be friendly, psycho or just plain ordinary. one scene he's saying he didn't kill anybody, and the next scene he's threatening to 'gut somebody'.
The film also suffers from some deja vu'. if you have seen films such as Severance/Dog Soldiers/Ravenous/Predator/First Blood/Scum, you will recognise something from this.
But as I have already said, this isn't your typical slasher movie and has a lot more in common with films such as 'Dead mans shoes' than 'Scream'.
A very well made film, which sadly went straight to DVD rather than having a limited cinema release.
This review of Wilderness (2006) was written by Corey N on 24 Jun 2007.
Wilderness has generally received mixed reviews.
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