Don't expect too much from this Jack Ketchum adaptation about a Sawyer Bean-type cannibal clan living in caves on the coastline of Maine as you've seen it all before and in better movies. The only interesting thing here is that this is based on a sequel novel to Ketchum's OFF SEASON and characters refer back to the events from that story, even though it hasn't been made into a film. On the plus side, if they do ever make OFF SEASON into a movie, you'll know what happens when it ends. The cannibals here are pretty laughable and won't be giving Papa Jupiter and his clan any sleepless nights. They biggest offense are the cannibal kids who look surprisingly clean for having grown up in caves. In an earlier review, I bemoaned Edward Lee getting the shaft with lousy filmmakers adapting his work in HEADER. Ketchum's has seen three decent adaptations of his work before this (THE LOST, THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, RED), so I guess it is only time that someone ineptly tackled his work. It is doubly confusing as director Andrew van den Houten produced the superior GIRL adaptation and Ketchum is the screenwriter here. Better luck next time I guess. Look for Jack in a quick cameo as a EMS guy.
