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- 2002
- R
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 31 m
- 2002
- R
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 31 m
Summary A fluke accident sets off a chain of events that alters the lives of a family forever and conjures up the ferocious spirit of the Wendigo, a Native American Myth made manifest in an eight-year old boy's imagination. (Magnolia Pictures)
Directed By: Larry Fessenden
Written By: Larry Fessenden
- 2002
- R
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 31 m
- 2002
- R
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 31 m
Wendigo
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Summary A fluke accident sets off a chain of events that alters the lives of a family forever and conjures up the ferocious spirit of the Wendigo, a Native American Myth made manifest in an eight-year old boy's imagination. (Magnolia Pictures)
Directed By: Larry Fessenden
Written By: Larry Fessenden
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 19 Critic Reviews
63
58% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
37% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
A smart and scary voyage into the uncanny realm where hard realities,mind-spinning myths, and hallucinatory visions blur.
Until it goes off the rails in its final 10 or 15 minutes, Wendigo, Larry Fessenden's spooky new thriller, is a refreshingly smart and newfangled variation on several themes derived from far less sophisticated and knowing horror films.
Though Wendigo has weak spots, including an ending that is not as satisfying as it might be, the film remains memorable despite its flaws. This is a properly spooky film about the power of spirits to influence us whether we believe in them or not.
The intriguing elements never quite coalesce into a consequential whole; we leave this yuppie nightmare feeling both unsettled and unsatisfied.
A skillfully acted and psychologically well-crafted but ultimately disappointing thriller.
Fessenden cooks up a likably offbeat horror movie. But somehow, it never jells, never really scares us.
It all falls apart when the Wendigo unleashes its fury - no doubt upset at being neutered to look about as frightening as Bambi.
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Production Company
ContentFilm,
Antidote Films (I),
Glass Eye Pix
Release Date Feb 15, 2002
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating R
Tagline Some myths are real.
Website
http://www.thewendigo.com/
Awards
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 5 Nominations
Woodstock Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Chlotrudis Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
