This movie lies. The title lies, the visuals lie, the story lies. Past a point, one cannot trust anything this movie is actually trying to present. This mechanism can be fun and clever, were we anchored to a sympathetic character, but this movie lacks anything resembling the type. Each character in this film is drawn to unlikable extreme and the actors seem more suited to lounging in a Gap commercial. The direction is dark and tinted far too blue (it’s cold, get it?) beyond drone shots of winter forests. Most of the limited action takes place inside an SUV, causing some moments of claustrophobic tension, but far more moments of uncomfortable closeups of bad emotions. Each death follows predictable beats because each involves the characters following predictable patterns of ugly and absurd behavior. There might be one effective jump scare, but the majority of ‘horrors’ here are moronic choices and the writing.
Witches in the Woods