Cold Meat

This lean 90min two person trapped in a car set up is well acted by the two leads, has an unexpected twist at the end of the first act and is well designed, despite its low budget,in the unforgiving, harsh snowstorm outside the car.

Some will find it needlessly talky throughtout it's, short, run time about the psychology of what drives 'David' to do what he does ,I however, found this interesting and added adds character and depth to this troubled mind.

Only the last five minutes let the film down with the appearance of a possible spirit in the forest/Wending that haunts the nightmares of David suddenly becoming'real' , this isn't a monster movie made real but more the'monsters' within us that drive us.

It felt cheap and tacked on!

First things first: if you've seen the trailer and that's why you're here, forget it. The trailer is hella misleading.

Secondly, yeah this a a pretty wordy/talky movie, there's few to no Big Action Scenes or Big Chase Scenes. The dialogue IS pretty decent, though.

Thirdly, yeah there are some continuity issues in the editing, but that's no big surprise for a first-timer, and unless you're REALLY picky it doesn't ruin the movie.

All that being said this is absolutely worth a watch, even if it could have benefited from being a little bit longer in the runtime and maybe, just maybe, using the chloroform more realistically? Anyway, I had no idea what I was getting into with this movie, only that it was recommended by a YouTuber I tend to get great recs from, and I was absolutely impressed. Especially considering it's a first-time effort from the director.

This is a real thriller, but few people will be interested in just listening to the usual dialogues during the main action. The film was shot and directed well, but no more (in my opinion, of course) I liked the acting, but I wasn't interested... The main twist of the story, which will present a really unexpected surprise, is already read at the end of the first scene, while it is not obvious and well disguised. The monster itself is presented in the film only in order to diversify the narrative and enliven a slightly boring chronicle of events. The parallel between the villain and the monster seems invisible, but I was hoping to see the majestic philosophy of the struggle between good and evil. In this context, plot twists are necessary that would reveal unexpected motives, however, unfortunately, their absence makes everything too straightforward - the hunter and the victim become prey for an even more cruel beast under the influence of unforeseen circumstances.

I'm a sucker for low budget, few characters, isolation films. They can be hit or miss but I appreciated this one. I suggest going in blind and roll with it. It has its faults, a few minor things I would have changed/added but the acting was good, dialog was well written, and had some good use of timeline creativity. I don't want to say anymore more because not really knowing was a key pro for me. It's more of an watch alone for horror fans. I wouldn't play it for a friend movie night. It's no blockbuster but overall I was kept interested.

Also, props to the Downton Abbey actor, he has more range than I would have given him credit for.

This was a very low budget movie, but that really didn't hurt it. The monster isn't a huge part of the story- but it is important. Nature is the main antagonist here. Interesting concept. Somewhat realistic (minus the monster). It combines a few different elements from different types of horror movies to create a unique, tense and claustrophobic situation. I don't want to say too much but I will say I didn't do much research before watching this, and I'm glad I didn't. There were a few twists and the movie progressed at a steady pace, it was never really boring and it kept me interested. Overall a good solid movie!