Grounded in Fessenden's handheld camera, stuttering montage rhythms, and time-lapse photography, the engagingly primitive animated special effects contribute to a mood that's sustained through the surprisingly somber conclusion.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Dave Kehr
For those in search of something different, Wendigo is a genuinely bone-chilling tale.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
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.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The ending doesn't work, as I've said, but most of the movie works so well I'm almost recommending it, anyway -- maybe not to everybody, but certainly to people with a curiosity about how a movie can go very right, and then step wrong.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie Rickey
A thriller fusing the primal elements of "Bambi" with those of "The Blair Witch Project."Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Janice Page
Ultimately, this film is only scary if you're afraid of artfully self-conscious, grainy cinematography.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
If you think it all adds up to a bald-faced rip off of ''The Shining,'' you'd be right, with a crucial difference: Wendigo trades the puffed-up metaphysics of middle-class murder for the no-budget spectacle of...an incredibly fake-looking monster deer.Read Full Review »
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