In my opinion, anything Del Torro is attached to means it will be inherently odd and this was no exception.
In a nutshell, this is a movie about a wendigo, essentially a lame version of a werewolf. The movie is about an elementary teacher in a small, drug riddled town. The teacher takes notice of one child in particular who she fears may be suffering abuse at home. Having been abused as a child herself, the teacher sets out to "save" the boy from his situation. What she finds is that the small boy has been acting as keeper to his father and younger brother, both whom are infected with...the wendigo "spirit"? They never really explain how this came to be, just basically the kid keeps them locked in the attic and feeds them small animals that he traps.
Unless you've never seen a horror movie, you can pretty much guess what happens. The movie makes NO attempts to be original in any way.
While the movie has decent acting and better-than-syfy special effects, the overall story was lackluster at best. It's worth a watch if you've nothing else to do, but I doubt I'd recommend it to friends.
In a nutshell, this is a movie about a wendigo, essentially a lame version of a werewolf. The movie is about an elementary teacher in a small, drug riddled town. The teacher takes notice of one child in particular who she fears may be suffering abuse at home. Having been abused as a child herself, the teacher sets out to "save" the boy from his situation. What she finds is that the small boy has been acting as keeper to his father and younger brother, both whom are infected with...the wendigo "spirit"? They never really explain how this came to be, just basically the kid keeps them locked in the attic and feeds them small animals that he traps.
Unless you've never seen a horror movie, you can pretty much guess what happens. The movie makes NO attempts to be original in any way.
While the movie has decent acting and better-than-syfy special effects, the overall story was lackluster at best. It's worth a watch if you've nothing else to do, but I doubt I'd recommend it to friends.
