Winterskin

This movie could have been a blockbuster, if Bentley's role was played by Kathy Bates. Now, don't get me wrong, Rowena Bentley is a superb actress, but in my opinion, not for this part. Southern accent just did not fit her, neither did her make-up. Although a lot of effort was given to produce this movie, sad to say, just did not grab me.

Winterskin is a low budget horror flick out of the UK. I am a fan of low budget horror movies but this one is really not worth the watch. The whole production is subpar but what really drags this movie down is the annoying dialogue and piss-poor acting. It's hard to tell if it's the actor's are ruining the dialogue or the dialogue is making the actors sound amateurish. The fake accents are cringe-worthy bad, and that added to the fact that the film is so dialogue heavy only makes it worse. If you took a drink every time that Ol Agnes obnoxiously says "child", you'd be passed out drunk within the first half hour (and maybe that wouldn't be such a bad thing).

The story itself is kind of original and unique but there's a strange shift in the tone about halfway through where everything grinds to a halt and the story becomes complete back and forth dialogue between the two characters and it turns monotonous.

The few effects that are used aren't horrible, but the fake blood looks and flies like dark red water, with a whole 64oz Big Gulp cup of blood spewing from each bullet wound. I realize that it's a horror movie, but that's not how that works at all.

Without going into any details, the ending is pretty weak and not worth the tedious ride. I honestly can't even recommend this one to the hardcore horror fans out there, as watching this one felt more like a chore because of the grinding dialogue and the fact that there are much better low budget offerings out there. Skip it. 3/10

Sooo much potential. Good concept, decent screenplay, well directed. All nearly sunk by one of the most over the top, overwrought, "what the hell is she thinking" performances of all time from Rowena Bentley. Recast that role - or even dial her back 2 or 3000 notches - and this would have been seriously great fun. Even with her insane hysterics it's a fun watch.

How is it possible... i mean, oh my god! The actors are so bad, that you can't take the story serious. 1 hour and 24 minutes are better spent in the trunk of a car.

As I sat down here in 2021 to watch the 2018 movie "Winterskin", I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into, as I hadn't even heard about writer and director Charlie Steeds' movie. But with its title and it being a horror movie, of course I opted to watch it.

The storyline told in "Winterskin", as written by Charlie Steeds, fell quite short of providing me with much of any entertainment. So I didn't really enjoy the movie, and made it about halfway through before giving up out of sheer boredom and a lack of interest in the movie entirely.

The movie was just too slow paced for my liking and the storyline was just downright bland and boring. And it didn't really help much that the character gallery was pretty uninteresting, and the dialogue was pretty wooden and rigid.

For a horror movie then "Winterskin" just didn't have what it took to impress or entertain me. So this is hardly a movie that I would recommend you waste your time, money or effort on.

My rating of "Winterskin" lands on a very generous two out of ten stars.