The climax slips a bit, but Wendigo is still a creepy winner.
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02/15/02
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
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
Reviews for Wendigo
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06/15/02
The woods haven't been this creepy since The Blair Witch Project.
03/28/02
For those in search of something different, Wendigo is a genuinely bone-chilling tale.
02/14/02
Top CriticDirector Fessenden's inventive camerawork, staccato editing, and creative use of sound make Wendigo a creepy, entertaining ride.
02/19/02
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
Fessenden's narrative is just as much about the ownership and redefinition of myth as it is about a domestic unit finding their way to joy.
12/21/01
[Fessenden] weaves a creepy spell by crafting a kaleidoscope of puppetry, sounds and cinema legerdemain.
01/29/02
A dizzying digital video oddyssey through the snowy woods of upstate New York.
04/19/02
A mostly intelligent, engrossing and psychologically resonant suspenser.
03/19/02
Top CriticIt's a pretty good little thriller.
03/01/02
A finely tuned mood piece, a model of menacing atmosphere.
12/16/02
The engagingly primitive animated special effects contribute to a mood that's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion.
02/12/02
Sits uneasily as a horror picture ... but finds surprising depth in its look at the binds of a small family.
02/07/02
Fessenden ... sets a chilling tone of anticipation that keeps you inching forward, a scene at a time, until you're on the edge of your seat.
03/28/02
It's a horror movie that knows how to be scary, but not at the expense of fascinating characters.
06/10/02
A mirror of our psyche, the place we're otherwise too afraid to go.
12/22/01
[Fessenden] is much more into ambiguity and creating mood than he is for on screen thrills
02/13/03
A beautiful and haunting examination of the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of the mundane horrors of the world.
02/14/02
An intelligent, truly creepy take on a Native American myth from New York City-based filmmaker Larry Fessenden.
02/14/02
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