Slash/Back

Slash/Back is quite unique. Not only in being a movie that gives people a good view of life in remote Native towns, but also as an interesting mix of aliens and teen drama.

Honestly, it's mostly about the girls, dealing with being in a small town in the middle of nowhere. It came off as very believable and relatable. Not the typical pampered teens with perfect sitcom situations that most such movies have. This felt very authentic, and anyone who remembers their youth should remember what these girls are going through.

The actresses do a decent job. They're not great, but they have their moments. They're honestly what you'd expect from young teens who haven't been raised in Hollywood. It's more like a well done high school production much of the time.

The special effects are decent for a low budget movie. Much better than the typical made for TV sci-fi movies do. And it's all shot during the day, so none of that blurry thing in the darkness nonsense most movies rely on to avoid having to actually show anything and generate jump scares.

The story is, as mentioned, mostly about the girls dealing with life in a small town, but with some aliens thrown in. Sort of an homage to the Thing in a way. They aliens aren't anything all that new, but the mix is interesting.

Overall an enjoyable watch.

Congratulations to the people of Pangnirtung, Nunavut. It is nice to see something come out from this area and the residents way of life. This was an interesting little creature feature movie. In a way, it reminded me of THE THING. Too bad, there wasn't a bit more of a budget which would have given it a bit more potential, but I enjoyed it. Some flaws to the storyline but kept me entertained. Kudos to all involved in this Canadian production.

This film is a must see...but not for the awesome acting or the riveting storyline. This film is beautifully shot and the scenery is breathtaking. The location and authenticity of the setting make this film something to see.

The child actors, well, are not actors at all. They have no rhythm and often times sound as though they are reading right of the page in real time. They are likable and, more often than not, goofy kids that you'd expect to see on any small town street. This is a fun loving movie with a storyline that could use a little tweaking. With the beautiful surroundings and the lovable cast, it was fun and stunning to watch.

Also, bravo to the young people, even as bad as they were at acting in this film, I'd love to see them again!

...Or for their grandparents ? Not sure. It's a mix of yucky and adorable.

Low budget FX, amateurish acting, and loose ends to the story on one hand.

Originality, spectacular scenery, and a natural feel to the dialogue and village life on the other hand.

What matters in the end is that it's entertaining, amusing in places, immersive, and makes you care for the protagonists.

Bonus points for everything happening in broad day light. That's refreshing.

I felt that the movie was rather well done. I'm surprised at some of the negative comments here about the story and acting. The acting, especially since we are basically talking about an all teen cast, were quite good. Very believable and genuine, not at all like many of the young people (or not so young) in many US Horror films today where they come across as very self-aware with an artificial 'Hipness'. Not here at all. We can really place ourselves squarely in the place of these young girls and what they have to deal with.

The settings and photography are beautiful of course. And, I thought it was also well done how they integrated how the young people feel growing up in an area like that. It was amusing too that right in the middle of dealing with these dangerous aliens, arguments would erupt about who likes who and other such things, just exactly how you would imagine it would occur among girls of that age. It adds a nice, enjoyable genuineness to the performances.

I thought the monsters were great. They did an excellent job creating some pretty damn creepy aliens that I felt were pretty effective. So, you basically had a nice, Retro young people's Horror film with the acting, dialog, and interactions giving it an enjoyable realistic feel. FAR from the contrivances of many of the young people as portrayed in a lot of today's 'Modern Horror'

I think the movie was quite good and entertaining. It was well made and acted and accomplished exactly what it was supposed to do. One needs to keep in mind the context of this film, it's fairly basic story, and it's genuine native setting, in order to appreciate it. If you are looking for all out in your face action and extreme violence like many Horror movies today, then you likely would be disappointed like some of the reviewers here.

Again, I know I've mentioned this numerous times in my reviews here, but I REALLY wish people would limit their reviews to the quality of the filmmaking and how well it is done. Rather than, 'Oh I thought it was boring and stupid' and give it a low rating. If it isn't your particular type of Horror movie, then fine, but I strongly feel a person honestly shouldn't come here and give a film a low rating just because THEY didn't like it. There are a lot of films that I really don't like, but I would admit that they are done well and the people who like those particular types of Horror movies will appreciate them. So, I don't come here and give those kinds of films low ratings just because they didn't happen to be the type of movie that I liked. That doesn't truly help those who may like this type of film and want to know if it is a good one.

Anyway, sorry to go on... 😊 I just honestly don't see any valid reason to trash this movie when it is clearly well made and well presented. Like I mentioned, if you like the premise and the setting and the type of film that this is, and you appreciate movies that are made well and are entertaining, then there is a good chance that you may enjoy this one.