This was pretty solid. It had a good balance between human character development and monster elements, although I'd say this is more of a human story than a horror flick because the kills, while gruesome, were quick and often veiled. del Toro is always great at creating empathy for his main characters so that when shyt goes down, you are worried. The little boy who played, Jeremy Thomas is going places. It never really felt like he was acting and that really pulls you into his dilemma. I do think that there could have been a more in-depth discussion about Wendigo lore. The way it's presented from the random Native American elder was borderline disrespectful and a little ridiculous. I thought they'd give the mythos better treatment than that. I also think sometimes the dialogue came off a little forced and sloppy, but not enough to take away from the overall film. Some of the characters' actions were a little dumb
like the main teacher going into a dark mine at night to face off against a mythical monster without any backup.
But that's on par with most horror films. It's a pretty dark flick, especially since
it's heavily implied she's gonna have to end up killing her brother.
The cinematography and VFX are great. Everything felt grounded and real. And the pacing is good, you never really get bored or frustrated because Guillermo del Toro has a tight focus.
This felt pretty mediocre to me, which is nuts considering how unsettling the atmosphere was. Story felt all over the place and didn’t seem to stand out after the 1st half build-up.
Julia’s dark past was touched up on and didn’t seem to really go anywhere in the end. Lucas did his thing in this, carried it if I’m being honest, but I feel like they could’ve fleshed out Julia and her brother more to make that final act pop harder.
The visuals in this made it worth the watch though. Del Toro’s monster design was really, really good. Look at its face, man. Some of the shots in this had me at awe - whoever was in charge of the cinematography did their thing. The child who played Lucas felt like the MVP of the whole thing.
I’m still at him walking over a cookout tray full of animal intestines to his dead family
Film did not shy away at all from the brutality of the kills. I respect that.
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