A grim and promising opening scene suggests the novels of Cormac McCarthy. Then some long exposition, maybe a little too long, setting up characters and relationships. The cast is strong, so it's watchable, but it could use a bit more energy. The film picks up very well when the search party sets out on horseback to rescue a character's wife who's been abducted by entities called "troglodytes". The latter are suitably threatening and hideous in appearance, and they appear to have unusual "tastes". Once scene in this sequence will be horrifically memorable for most viewers.
Very nice location photography is a plus, as several shots place the characters at a distance, amid atmospheric landscapes. The violence quotient in this movie is gradual, building to some nice payoff, even if much of it is predictable. But not totally predictable, so the movie is to be recommended for its original approach to genre, visual beauty and effectively managed dramatic violence.
Very nice location photography is a plus, as several shots place the characters at a distance, amid atmospheric landscapes. The violence quotient in this movie is gradual, building to some nice payoff, even if much of it is predictable. But not totally predictable, so the movie is to be recommended for its original approach to genre, visual beauty and effectively managed dramatic violence.