wm_sea A must see movie for classic horror fans. This is not a superficial slasher, gore fest. It is desolate like being stranded, and mood driven with ghostliness, and an overall sadness about it. For those who have a liking of darkness, snow, and cold in settings with few or only one other person to experience things, or to solely rely on this is one for you. I personally absolutely love this movie. It's one of my favorites of all time, and I've seen most. I've watched it many times. I tend to be a loner, rather than extravertish, and this movie really agrees with my personality. I fell in love with Emily Blunt as this being the first movie I ever saw her in. Though a low budget movie, I don't know how much if any, a larger budget would have improved it. It's a hidden gem.

LeonLouisRicci The Movie takes too many Detours and Never Arrives at a Philosophical Conclusion that the Film and therefore the Audience feels Comfortable with. It has Dashes of this and that and is All Over the Map with Regards to where it wants to go. Starting as a Psychological Stalker Situation then Steering Toward Eastern Philosophy and Nietzsche, and then some Ghost/Zombies Show Up.A Couple of Gory Scenes Later it does a U-Turn back to Endless Reocurrences, Time-Shifting, and adding a Haunted Radio. All the while Lost in the Woods and Freezing to Death, Emily Blunt and Ashton Holmes, both Good Actors, try and make Sense of the Non-Sensical and Cuddle to Keep Warm.The Movie must have been a Difficult Shoot, because this is Real Snow here in Real Winter, but the Story is Hard to Weather. Some Scenes are Clueless, like the Bathroom at the Gas Station. Others don't make much Sense either and the Whole Thing never Coalesces into a something Satisfying.Overall, Worth a Watch (barely), however Beware it's Tough Going some of the Time and Frustrating most of the Time. But it is Well Acted and Produced, although the Director is Stranded with a Meandering and Mediocre Script.

Lee Eisenberg A common motif in horror is the lingering effects of bad occurrences. "Wind Chill" sets this on a country road in midwinter, with a young man and young woman stranded by a collection of mysterious figures. It mostly struck me as a routine movie about 20-somethings experiencing the terrifying effects of previous events. It's not a bad movie, just not much that we haven't seen before. As with most horror movies, the most interesting characters are the ghostly beings.I see that they filmed the movie in British Columbia. Having been to BC a few times, I can affirm that it's a fine place. It's not hard to see why people like filming there (especially in Vancouver). It wouldn't be a bad place to live.

utgard14 A college student (Emily Blunt) trying to get home for the holidays catches a ride with another student (Ashton Holmes). She becomes suspicious of him when several things he says don't add up and thinks he might be a stalker or serial killer or something. Then the two become stranded on a deserted stretch of road in the snow. Surviving each other and the elements is bad enough but they have to contend with ghosts as well.A surprisingly well-done little ghost story starts out strong building suspense and misdirecting the audience that this might be some kind of slasher thriller where the guy chases after the girl he's obsessed with. But once it becomes clear that's not the type of movie it's going to be, it becomes more interesting and then quickly less interesting as the last half-hour or so is rife with clichés. Emily Blunt and Ashton Holmes both do well playing flawed but believable characters. She's a bitch and he's a weirdo so you really aren't sure for awhile who you're supposed to root for, if anybody. It's a good movie though and definitely worth checking out if you're interested in ghost stories.