Wendigo (2002)
58 %
Reviews Counted: 48 Fresh: 28 Rotten:20 Average Rating: 6.3/10
Consensus:
An artsy horror flick, Wendigo effectively creates an eerie atmosphere.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Theatrical Release: Feb 13, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: The suggestive WENDIGO is the final installment in a trilogy of horror films from director Larry Fessenden (HABIT, NO TELLING). Beginning on a dark, snowy road in rural Connecticut, WENDIGO immediately slams into gear as a family of New York City visitors run over a deer and drive into a ditch.... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Jake Weber, Patricia Clarkson, Erik Per Sullivan, John Speredakos, Christopher Wynkoop
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05/20/08
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07/21/05
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On the right track to something that's creepy and effective . . . It's just going to take more than a man in a Bullwinkle costume to get there.
03/18/03
[Fessenden] is much more into ambiguity and creating mood than he is for on screen thrills
02/13/03
When an ominous Indian who can be seen only by the child arrives and talks about an evil creature in the woods, things start to go down hill.
01/14/03
Wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd, but it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time.
12/08/02
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08/09/02
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It is nature against progress. In Fessenden's horror trilogy, this theme has proved important to him and is especially so in the finale.
07/01/02
The acting is just fine, but there's not enough substance here to sustain interest for the full 90 minutes, especially with the weak payoff.
06/28/02
Until it goes off the rails in its final 10 or 15 minutes, Wendigo, Larry Fessenden's spooky new thriller, is a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films.
06/28/02
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It's a horror movie that knows how to be scary, but not at the expense of fascinating characters.
06/10/02
...combines elements of other creepy flicks but succeeds in coming up with an original, eerie film in its own right
05/14/02
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