One day before Christmas Eve, two college students share a ride to their hometown, but they break down on a haunted and deserted forest road.
Haunting, mysterious, and well-written, directed, and acted! Before she became the Hollywood star she is today, Emily Blunt starred in this underrated Christmas horror, produced by Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney (who worked together in the Oceans Eleven franchise). Wind Chill is not entertainment for the whole family. It’s dark, it’s eerie, and it’s spooky. Mystery “breathes” throughout all three acts, and suspense intensifies through every minute that passes. Joe Gangemi and Steven Katz write, and Gregory Jacobs directs an intense thriller/horror that constantly makes you wonder where the story is heading. Who is Guy, for real? Who are these men walking into the woods? What happened to this place? Where is this place, anyway? In this instance, the hint to understanding how the supernatural works is understanding Guy’s reference to Nietzsche’s theory of eternal recurrence. Get that, and you’ll get why the damned souls act the way they do.
I won’t spoil it for you one bit, though. You need to watch it! Blunt’s reactions to what is happening are realistic, and even back then, she showed what an amazing actress she was and how even more amazing she was going to be. Whatever unbelievability the narrative carries, the tight script and the believable performances by both Blunt and Ashton Holmes make up for it.
Wind Chill is on par with Dead End (2003). It has a similar premise, but it’s a different story and has equal goosebumps! Find the right company, even if that is just your own, turn the lights off, and let it get under your skin.
P.S. Question for you: Why was Girl able to hear everyone from the toilet’s gas station but no one could hear her?
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