The Wendigo

Where to start...I waited forever for this found footage wendigo film only to be so disappointed with the outcome. It was only a little over an hour and I almost couldn't make it to the end. This is NOT horror and is definitely NOT a creature feature. It's just bad acting, bad effects, and an even worse story line. The main subject, Logan, is absolutely terrible. I couldn't root more for his demise. If you're looking for a strong found footage horror film and a good wendigo storyline this is NOT the found footage film for you. I usually don't expect much from FF movies but this was a let down.

It started out ok and could have be decent and built the characters up a little, but needed more back stories. Once in the woods it could have been good, but then they just do anything to make it mysterious and confussing and plot changes. Characters change during the plot for no reason and the plot and story just do not make sense. They seem to take ideas from Blair Witch and many other found footage films. Along with a evil dead plot ideas, but not in a good way. In the end the movies is not really about the Wendigo. Could have used a stronger and solid story/writing before going to the shooting stages.

I implore you and all in your trade who think they are multi faceted, to please pick a profession and stick with it.

Please listen to me and all the other poor souls who have to sit through and watch the results of such multi roles in a film. Its sad.

Writers should write.

Actors should act.

Directors should direct.

PERIOD.

When you try, and I wish I could bold the word try, to do all three or even two of those roles, the end result is a sad display of ego on film.

The product suffers, your viewers suffer and the craft suffers.

Do one thing and do it well, and when you try to do all three, the outcome is a reassurance of why one should only attempt one of those roles.

I am not even sure what I was supposed to be watching. Did this have a genre you were reaching for? ... a script? ... were you and your friends just winging it? So let's start with a lot of cussing, then show a bunch of people that have nothing better to do than watch your vlog (the scene setups for those shots were lacking ... something? ... alot?).

Call me unimpressed. I hope your high school drama or theater teacher at least gave you a passing grade for the effort.

You probably pushed the boundaries of the art concept of 'suspension of disbelief' by even suggesting the main role has premium subscribers.

For the love of god, don't do this again.

I'm the biggest Wendigo Enthusiast out there, and all I wanted was for Wendi to be on screen doing fun things. What we got was a rough intro with very unlikable characters, and it felt like it didn't really pick up until 40 minutes in. The story doesn't really have any depth and the dialogue is nonsense and hard to hear at times.

The Wendigo outfit was awesome though, and some fun moments and its short length keep this from being truly bad. Still waiting for that truly great Wendigo film. Maybe one day with a big enough budget and slightly more effective looks and tricks that can scare the audience.