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The Cabin in the Woods
You think you know the story.
Rating
3.5 (3)
Release Date
4/12/2012Runtime
95 minsOverview
Five friends set out for a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, expecting nothing more than fun and relaxation. As night falls, they discover that something far more unsettling is at work and that nothing about their getaway is what it seems.
How It Feels
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A horror film that systematically dismantles the familiar cabin-in-the-woods formula, building dread through the revelation that the friends' nightmare is being orchestrated by unseen forces. It's a visceral, darkly playful deconstruction that keeps you off-balance.
Mood
UnsettlingDread-soakedDefiantParanoid
Themes
SurvivalComing apart
Tone
Ironic
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
HandheldHigh-contrast
Structure
Single location
Heads up
Graphic violenceBody horror
Kristen Connolly
Dana Polk
Fran Kranz
Marty Mikalski
Chris Hemsworth
Curt Vaughn
Jesse Williams
Holden McCrea
Anna Hutchison
Jules Louden
Richard Jenkins
Richard Sitterson
Bradley Whitford
Steve Hadley
Amy Acker
Wendy Lin
Brian J. White
Daniel Truman
Sigourney Weaver
The Director
Tim DeZarn
Mordecai
Tom Lenk
Ronald The Intern
Reviews
I liked this a lot more on the second watch, bumping it from 2 stars to 3.5. It's an interesting and creative concept with a huge payoff at the end, which I thought both times. On the first watch, I expected a more traditional horror set up, and the group of friends just doesn't do it for me, specifically Dana as the Final Girl. When I approach it with Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford as the main characters, I love it and I love them.
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