The Woods Review

Review of The Woods (2006) by screenqueeen: 👍 3.5/5

40/100

hey this is pretty good! the filter was starting to get a little sickening but i think that was the point. i appreciate how well cast everyone is in this and that the thing you think will be a big reveal actually isn't and that McKee respects his audience enough to not insult their intelligence. once the cgi kicks in it is kind of a harsh little reminder of the state of lower budget effects in the mid-2000s (12 million but still technically on the lower end). i felt there were some key moments that could have used some more buildup or a slightly different focus, so the last act didn't quite have the impact i knew it needed to make this hit as hard as it could. but there is something about watching Bruce Campbell raid an old shed that lit my dopamine receptors.