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I sat down to watch the 2021 movie "Skinwalker" from writer and director Robert Conway with only a vague idea of what the movie was about. I must admit that the concept of this Indian myth does have some appeal to it, so of course I sat down to watch "Skinwalker".

And while "Skinwalker" certainly was a semi-watchable movie, it just wasn't a particularly entertaining or enjoyable movie. Why? Well, because the storyline was just too simplistic and not enough happened throughout the course of the one and a half hour - give or take - that the movie ran for. Which made for a rather bland viewing experience.

I had hoped for a bit more from "Skinwalker" than what writer and director Robert Conway managed to deliver here.

The acting in the movie was adequate for the most parts, though the actors and actresses weren't exactly given a great script to work with. Nor where the characters in the storyline particularly fleshed out - pardon the pun here.

Ultimately then "Skinwalker" was a movie that came without a ruckus, and it will leave without a ruckus and fade into oblivion without having imprinted a lasting impression on me.

I am rating "Skinwalker" a mere and less than mediocre four out of ten stars.

It has good potential but with their poor acting have spoilt the movie. Almost like the actors were making a home video.

The low rating do not justified this movie. Because its totally have a good storyline. Imagine if this movie is a big budget one with A-List actor and great old america cinematography. I bet this will be a good one. Hope one day someone will remake with good budget. Its like a good story wasted with low-budget production.

Wow! As someone that has been watching Westerns for over 60 years, this has to be one of the worst I've ever watched. Goodness, the casting director obviously went to the local Community College and picked up a van load of drama students and just said, " pick the character you would like to portray." All the white and perfect teeth would never have existed in the 1800's. The three young ladies were all to clean and proper and so was the log cabin.

If you're a lover of the old western classics, The Searchers, War Wagon, Shane etc, don't even bother to start this terrible attempt to make a good western.

Western Horror is a strange genre. This movie itself is a bit strange. You have two or three good actors and that's about it. Some of the dialogue is so painful I had to put Bengay on my popcorn. A completely trite plot with a bit of a twist, grave robbers rob the wrong grave and get cursed. But, it's not just a curse, there's a snake bite. It explores polygamy, the grey area of outlaws, briefly touches on a marshall with convictions (before his deputy chews up the entire scene and spits it out) a strange attraction that goes nowhere, misused characters and, I'm sorry, one of the worst actresses I've ever seen in a movie. The majority of the cast tries to pretend like they're in the old west at some undetermined time. The lead actress sounds like she's ordering avacado toast. With almost every line delivery.

There are good parts. The marshall, the head outlaw and Red Feather the Native chief do a fine job. Others in the cast do a passable job for a western horror film. Near the end they try to push some messages, which are obvious. All and all, It's not everyone's cup of tea. It's much longer than it should be. The writing isn't horrible, the directing? Not bad. The acting is fifty fifty.

If you're looking for a western horror film, I'd suggest Bone Tomahawk.

That much i can watch. Its terrible zs kategory. Do not spend any money on this! :D.

Nothing about this movie strikes me as being remotely authentic. Of particular note is the crisp white fabric worn by the Indians, and the teepee that looks like it would be gone in a good gust of wind. The acting looks like acting. People saying lines they have memorised with no real emotion behind them. Unconvincing all round, like someone's final year project at drama school.

Why do so many horror films rely on "destroying the graves of the indigenous" to incite a supernatural power? Because every bit of land in the Western Hemisphere was stolen from indigenous peoples and they are buried all over the United States.

This film doesn't have a lot going for it in the monster department. The Skinwalker here seems to combine a rabies epidemic with some kind of werewolf zombie shapeshifter. It doesn't so much come in the night, but through the bite of those who encounter it. And it isn't even the real monster here.

The monster is the way people treat each other on the frontier, and how it turns good people bad. The good deputy kills an Apache who is trying to help. The woman with nursing skills and a good heart is married to an outlaw. The upstanding Mormon takes a child as his third bride. The outlaws help the people in trouble as much as the sheriff does. And children are turned into killers to help defend a city ravaged by plague.

The good guys aren't all good, and the bad guys aren't all bad. It's a place where everyone is both, and that in itself makes up for the flaws in the film.

Keep an open mind, but cheer for the Apaches.

That's its only redeeming quality. This has just God awful acting. I've seen high-school plays with better acting. Real shame too, don't get too many good quality western/horror hybrids.

You'll wanna skip this one.

It's a joke. A big joke. An errand boy sent by a grocery clerk that makes childish movies about skinwalkers. There kinda was a budget so why is it that bad. Can't get enough of those golden crisps...

I liked it, it wasn't the best acting, the people were real, no Brad Pitt actors. I liked all the old west persona. Nothing fancy as far as special effects. I think people expect to much because of the title. Maybe they were expecting some kind of Werewolf or Dogman looking creature, but that's not what a Skinwalker is. Only a real Ute or Navajo indian can describe what it truly is, or means. Funny no one knew what a Skinwalker was until the late 20th and early 21st century with a ton of horror movies and Paranormal shows that came out or talked about it. I thought they did a good job portraying what a Skinwalker was. I gave it a 10.

Most of this movie is filmed likely in the same clump of trees and brush from different angles. We have the usual suspects of Outlaws, and Sheriffs, and Deputies, and of course... Skinwalkers. Plot / Story not very complex. People meet up and one gets 'turned' and then we go from there, but not very far.

I did like the end of the movie tho for what reason I'm still trying to figure out. 4/10.

Really interesting look at Skinwalker Ranch before it existed.

I enjoyed this movie. Interesting concept, carried out admirably on a small budget. The "stars" are very briefly in the movie. The first is there for about the first 10 minutes (of which he is in and out, and then disappears without explanation) at most, and the second "star" (also the director and writer) is there for about 3.

The real starts are Dalton Jackson, charming rogue, and his beautiful wife, Maisie. Both are wanted by the law, along with their henchmen, including the excellent friend, Vern. Mr. Jackson loves his wife, and it shows in his portrayal.

The law is a dirt-bag marshal, and his green deputy, and they are played pretty well. Then there is the farmer with the 3 wives, and what a stud he must be, though we never get to see that aspect. This movie is free of nudity and/or sex, unlike Hell Hounds, the first of this team's movies I watched. The Indians are ably played by Mexicans, and the action is pretty good, as is the make-up. It's hardly Rick Baker, but it gets the point across. If i could have rated it 4.5, i would, but not a full 5, so watch for yourself and see what you think.

Working through the countryside, a sheriff and his deputy tracking a dangerous convict and his wife stop at a deserted town a cholera outbreak and rest up to replenish their supplies, only to come across a strange curse from an Indian being turning others into similar such possessed beings and must find a way to stop it.

Overall, this was a pretty solid and fun old-west creature feature. When this one gets the majority of its positives is due to the build-up of the creatures' actions over the town. Focusing heavily on the Western atmosphere of the sheriff and the deputy escorting the woman and her dead husband back to town in order to collect the reward on them, that this does so with the usual exploits of the banter between the officers and their captive, the disbelief between the locals that something could go wrong and the struggles with the local Indian tribe which combines together into a rather engaging first half. While it keeps the horror elements on the outskirts of the events that transpire here with the mysterious ceremonies concocted by the Indian tribe and the strange outbreaks that occur around the area that befall the other settlers, this is all quite intriguing and starts the film quite nicely. Once the idea of the creature and its curse is freed, the film jumps into a fun genre romp offering the kind of solid combination between these two genres. With the initial attack at the cabin where the family fending off the outlaws before being interrupted by the infected spirit crashing the house and battling with them. This causes the discovery of the curse spreading to others once several of the survivors are seen to come down with the same conditions, featuring some fine body-horror sequences of their skin breaking out and bleeding savagely before turning into the creatures. The finale features quite a lot to like with the various confrontations and encounters that manage some fun gore on top of some decent effects on the main creature and the main battle tactics that are deployed against it. These here are the efforts that hold this up against the negatives. There isn't much to dislike here but it does have some issues. The main factor against this one is that for all the good it does establishing its Old-West atmosphere, very little of that comes off with any interest for genre fans. The idea of the three traveling through the wilderness arguing over their personal politics and how they align with the right side of the law while only intermittently featuring anything of any genre consequence is a big factor here that has to be taken into account for fans wanting a more straightforward creature feature set in the time period. Since it's around the halfway point that it switches over a little more cleanly in terms of these genres coming together, the pacing issues can be a hurdle to get over. As well, there's also the film's low-budget limitations that result in there not being a real genuine atmosphere here even though there's a lot of storyline elements present, which all manage to hold this one down overall.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language.

This movie started kind of slow, to the point where I almost stopped watching, but I stuck it out, and by the end, I was like, "That was pretty cool."