Review of Willow Creek (2013) by Alex R — 05 Jul 2014

Found footage films are overdone, and it's been a fact for some time now. However, there are a select few films in the last few years that have stood out for me in this genre of horror. V/H/S was one of them, and I quite enjoyed a few others as well.

But, in recent years, sequels to once fun, entertaining found footage horror films have dwindled in quality, and the genre has been overdone. Although nothing ground breaking in the genre, I somewhat enjoyed Willow Creek, and this is the type of film that you watch when you have nothing else to watch.

This is a pleasant time waster during a rainy afternoon, but it does leave viewers disappointed, and I can see why the film has been met with a mixed response. This is your typical found footage picture and it is predictable in the way it builds up to its climax.

The two cast members are good here, and they have good chemistry. What Willow Creek does is tread far too familiar ground to make a film. Willow Creek doesn't do anything refreshing like V/H/S did, but it's a fun little film if you're in the right state of mind.

I have to admit a found footage film based on the Bigfoot lore is quite entertaining, and for the most part it is if you can forget the clichéd atmosphere of the film. I guess with Willow Creek, all concepts of the found footage genre has been explored, and I'm sure they'll make other films in this genre, and over blow it to new heights of overdoing it.

This is still a good film even if it's not great, and I came into it with mixed emotions, but came out of it satisfied. Willow Creek isn't a bad found footage film, and it's far from the worst, and it's an entertaining little flick worth seeing if you're in the mood for mindless amusement.