The Shattering

First of all nobody has seen this, the movie has so few ratings this is one of those highly obscure films which the creators clearly didn't make much effort in promoting.

Productions values, solid until you realise this is a werewolf movie with no werewolves.

The plot is ridiculous and tells the tale of a group of 20 somethings hiding in a cabin from hunters who have lured them out with the intent of using them as bait for the werewolves because werewolf spit is good business.

Still with me? Exactly, great plot right? Nope. So for 90 minutes nothing really happens, lots of soap opera level side stories and acting quality and little else.

The Good:

I'll get back to you on that one

The Bad:

Dreadfully promoted

More cheating protagonists

Some bad overacting

Plot makes no sense

No ruddy werewolves in a werewolf film!

I watched way worse movies than this, and although it's not memorable or scary ,it was entertaining enough for me to watch it until the end, it has a nice atmosphere and that actor's aren't that bad, unfortunately it doesn't make much sense. But it's watchable. Best regards

QUICK REVIEW:

Although a bit slow, this film delivers something that most werewolf movies don't deliver: suspense. The Shattering has so far been one of the best werewolf movies I have ever seen, and even if it's predictable, it can be very intriguing and will draw the attention of you into it. It's the sort of movie where you have to sit down and watch it at night time, there is no way this is a day time movie. This movie is interesting, paced well, suspenseful and a weird take on the werewolf genre. This film is very underrated, and I have to say, it's a definite 6.7/10. You must be asking, "Why did you rate it 10/10 then?" I shall reply back, "Because I wanted the rating to get higher."

Overall, a 6.7.10!

The beginning of the started out OK - I didn't have a problem with it but the longer this film goes on the worse it gets. The ending was terrible - horrible - awful.

Typical film: Find away to seclude the characters in the woods and bump them off. At least there was no sex like you would typically see. There was cheating which actually was a little bit relevant to the film because it made the one girl mad and she ran outside and died via the werewolf.

Sadly we did not see the two irritating characters die we only saw them disappear near the end of the film - that would be the two that cheated the one girl that was killed by the werewolf. I hated these two and wanted them to die early in the film - they are very annoying. I keep routing for the werewolf or hunters to bump them off quickly.

The acting in this film is bad - the hunters were OK but our main characters were not good. The story is lame, kinda predictable. You never see a werewolf in the film - I would be fine with that IF they had better/likable characters in the film but they didn't. I could not like anyone in the film enough to sympathize enough with - even the girl cheated on I did not like enough nor did I like the girl with cancer that well - they are the only two close to liking in the movie.

I was going to give this film a 4 until I saw the ending.

3/10

If you think you've seen this film before - three guys, three girls in one car off to a mysterious house - think again. "The Shattering" is certainly an original - a film about werewolves without any actual werewolves in it, but it can be confusing, which also makes it rather annoying. So what happens to the group? As you might suspect, something very unpleasant. This begins when one of them gets out to fix the blown tyre they don't realise has been sabotaged by a mysterious group of armed men in combat clothing. He is dragged off and killed if not actually eaten. The five survivors make it to the house, and soon it becomes clear that one of their number knows more than he is letting on. This is because another of the group - his terminally ill girlfriend - has been brought here, ostensibly, to see a healer, but in reality for something a lot more bizarre.

Don't expect a happy ending, but you probably won't see what is coming, and you certainly won't understand it.