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I fear the time period for trying insightful, poetic, arthouse films has passed.

This seemed like a slow burn too early on in the film for me. I didn't 'get' the opening extended shot of gutting fish, other than for artistic choices. I am curious why the filmmakers decided to choose Hilary Clinton as their subject matter when it is slates as 'an un-biopic' - nothing factual or real happens other than she travelled abroad and got fired for gutting fish too slow.

Why the introspective arthouse daze that borders on boredom and draws out far too long, to choose this character to center the film on. Was it for views? To draw people in? That may have been a factor and a slightly smart one at that. But she could have easily been anyone.

A star for the pretty cinematography. Everything else, I couldn't get behind. Appreciate the opportunity to see the film though.

We open on a car pulling over to the side of a desolate road - the woman inside goes to bury something in the dirt and set it alight. Only to be disturbed and runs back to the car, the guy who was driving is missing and we hear ominous growling as she is dragged out of the car by an unseen force.

I went into this blindly and with that opening I assumed it was demons haha. I was wrong! What starts off as an indie film with questionable acting is actually a fun (bad but enjoyable once you find out what kind of bad) werewolf movie! Or is it?!

The main group are staying at a cabin on a Native Reservation when they decide to play a card game (I think it was either called Lynched or Townsfolk) which marks players as werewolves, civillians, a witch and a cat. Cut to the next scene where they're all waking up, seemingly drugged and realising that the game is real and they're being hunted. Through hazy memories and splitting up, some start to turn on each other, others banding together to try and figure out the mystery of whom the werewolf is to survive by sunrise.

I mentioned the questionable acting, and it is very questionable at that, however the werewolf makeup designs, film score and just plain wanting to find out who would end up being hunted next kept me watching.

As The Village Sleeps is out now on Prime Video!