In the Deep Woods

This is an interesting serial killer movie with an excellent cast - Anthony Perkins, Rosanna Arquette, and one of my favorites, Will Patton.

It's nicely directed with an even pace. It keeps you guessing until the end as to who the serial killer really is, then it comes together. The acting from both the main cast and the supporting cast is very good. There are no serious plot holes, it all makes sense in the end. The psychological profile of the serial killer is realistic.

I see some harsh reviews, but there is really nothing wrong with this movie. I recommend it for anyone who likes crime mystery films. It deserves a better rating.

Rosanna Arquette finds herself in the thick of a serial killer investigation, when one of her friends turns up a victim. This not always believable murder investigation turns up one suspect after another, all of which are rather tenuous in the motive and logic department. "In the Deep Woods" seems like it was written to try for some record in the number of "red herrings" that could be stuffed into the rather shallow story. Rosanna Arquette and Anthony Perkins do what they can with some very slight material, and everyone else is quite forgettable., More than a few plot holes develop along the way to what seems like a forced conclusion. - MERK

Rosanna Arquette stars as a children's book author who confronts stalker Anthony Perkins, who believes Arquette holds the key to solving a series of brutal murders in a woodsy town. Overstuffed adaptation of Nicholas Condé's book has a cycle of recurring suspects, requiring Arquette to accuse a different man of murder every few minutes. Perkins, in his final film, has lost his famous guilty twitch; solemn here, and dull, he fades into the background (it's easy to forget Perkins is even in the picture). The piecing-together of the mystery is fun, though it doesn't bear close scrutiny; there's also one of those last-act "killer transformations" that have become a genre cliché (that and the proverbial POV shots as the killer stalks his prey). Which brings up another problem: why do the victims--strong, independent businesswomen--suddenly turn into helpless, whimpering victims when faced with a killer? What point are writers Robert Nathan and Robert Rosenblum trying to make...that women are simply not safe without a man in their lives? Ridiculous. ** from ****

I don't watch 90s movies often, i'm more of an 80s and 70s kind of gal myself, but this was a nice change of pace. Rosanne Arquette is gorgeous and so perfectly 90s, and Anthony Perkins is amazing as always. Not bad for a TV movie but extremely formulaic in the way that Tobe Hooper's Toolbox Murders was. And enjoyable in the same way that one was too. There are a lot of plot holes however, and it's very melodramatic. The stupid argument with the boyfriend just made me livid with how unrealistic and petty it was. A good thing was the outfits. But is that really to their credit? They just dressed like they were from 1992. They were. It's only enjoyable in retrospect. Another thing was the soundtrack- at times. It wasn't great all the way through but at times it surpassed the general mediocrity. For a TV movie though, surprisingly not bad. Overall fun to watch.

I'm sorry but rosanna overacts and is unbelievable. Somewhat entertaining as a whodunnit but predictable. Thank goodness for Mr Patton and Perkins who at least held up the story somewhat.