Sometimes it's all in the setting... We've all been traveling down a winterly, snow-swept country road and wondering what would happen if the car died? Right? Well if you haven't, you just might enjoy this moody little slice of suspense. I found "Wind Chill" to be just that, and enjoyed it far more then I was expecting to. The setting really did it for me, as it weaves a dreadful feeling of isolation around an already uncomfortable story. There is just something about a winter landscape that paints a vivid picture in horror films, and always provokes uncertainty. The acting is fantastically delivered by Emily Blunt and Ashton Holmes. The duo bring a mismatched set of circumstances to the predicament at hand, and leave the viewer unnerved at the thought of what will happen next. I also enjoy watching Martin Donovan, whom should be used more often and in bigger roles. More then once, I was on the edge of my seat and dreading what would happen next. The story as a whole, doesn't always seem complete, and it's quite easy to figure out what the big twist will be, but director Gregory Jacobs seems to know how to tell a good story, regardless of the script's flaws. Not a bloodbath, nor a boring torture flick, it simply uses the shadows to sell the scare, which works from time to time.
Review of Wind Chill
