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Wendigo (2002)
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Reviews Counted:49
Fresh:28
Rotten:21
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: An artsy horror flick, Wendigo effectively creates an eerie atmosphere.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Dramas
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... [More]
Starring: Jake Weber, Patricia Clarkson, Erik Per Sullivan, John Speredakos
Director: Larry Fessenden
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Reviews for Wendigo
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This blend art house and horror won't satisfy either audience. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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. Full Review |
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[Fessenden] is much more into ambiguity and creating mood than he is for on screen thrills Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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A finely tuned mood piece, a model of menacing atmosphere. Full Review |
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Wendigo wants to be a monster movie for the art-house crowd, but it falls into the trap of pretention almost every time. Full Review |
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... a post-modern pop scare show that doesn't quite work. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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It's a horror movie that knows how to be scary, but not at the expense of fascinating characters. Full Review |
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