dbirtwistle

This is a well put together movie. The production, sound and lighting are all pretty strong. The acting, despite a word not being uttered, is good. Samara weaving was excellent as the determined and gritty lead. I'm keen to see her in action with actual lines.

The dialogue free story moves at a fair pace without ever truly grabbing you by the balls. It's occasionally gory/bloody and unnerving but is never jumpy or particularly frightening.

There are small breadcrumbs of clues smattered around about the post rapture apocalyptic world the movie is set in - but there's a lot left up to your own interpretation and many won't get past that.

I'm still most confused how such a fine looking truck decked out with all the mod cons pops up out of nowhere. Especially driven by a relatively normal guy (that actually speaks)!?

A better, more polished effort than many I've watched on shudder but no classic by any means.

It's not for everyone, but for those capable of appreciating it there is loads here to love. Small excellent cast, one creepy set, well written tense dialogue, brilliant sound, lighting and cinematography building tension and apprehension in spades.

The genius of this movie is in the first hour. You really struggle to know who the bad guy is and who to be afraid of. You're not really sure if this is supernatural or a straight forward serial killer slasher.

Granted, the movies final act is its weakest, but I found it as coherent as any psychotic break should be on film.

Could have been a classic, but this a really good little movie for the right viewer. If you want teens running round a forest getting cut in half, or cheap jump scares you should probably move on.