“Ravenous“
Grrr … another misfire in my horror marathon. I figured this one was just gonna be a nice “man becomes a cannibal, goes crazy and can’t stop eating that good ‘ole human flesh” flick. Well, it is … sorta. Add in some Native American folklore and you have “man becomes a cannibal then becomes an unstoppable Wendigo.” Kinda like if Jason Vorhees eats his victims as well. Add two more Wendigos to the mix and the movie suddenly becomes “Battle of the Wendigos.” Put some black humor into the last couple of reels and it pretty much kills this movie off. Another misstep is the music by Michael Nyman and Damon Albarn that works against the mood of the film. Some have blamed Fox’s marketing for this film not being a hit (they marketed it as a black comedy). The problem is that the film just can’t decide if it’s action, horror or black comedy.~