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 was a bit apprehensive when THE SHATTERING started . Not being a fan of found footage the opening sequence suggests it's going to be a new twist on that sub-genre by having instead of video footage we're getting silent super 8 mm lost footage . This doesn't happen and if someone is thinking of making a 90 minute feature film with 8 mm celluloid with no sound please don't because there's absolutely no market for it . Thankfully THE SHATTERING which has an impressive DVD cover isn't lost footage horror but that said it's not a very good horror movie and probably deserves its straight to DVD status

One massive flaw becomes apparent right away where four characters are driving in a car and one of the characters mentions she's receiving chemo-therapy and they're off to meet a mystical healer. One of the character replies along the lines of "Oh so that's why we're driving along this very dark road late at night" which quickly draws your attention to a lack of internal logic to the scene . If a bunch of people are going to be driving up a lonely dark road late at night wouldn't they ask before they get in the car why they're going on a long journey ? In other words it's a scene of clunky , clumsy exposition . The rest of the film continues in the same way . It's fairly obvious the characters are stuck in the middle of nowhere but the screenplay feels the need to emphasise this by stating "We've driven for miles and haven't seen anyone" as if the audience are unaware of this . Every time someone opens their mouth what comes out is plot mechanics and sounds very unnatural . As the story continues it becomes a group of young people are trapped by something in the dark and if you've seen the DVD cover you'll know what's stalking them . If you haven't then don't worry because one of the characters will explain the plot as it goes along

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

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!