Film Threat by Eric Campos
Gory, scary, smart and funny, this is definitely one of the best horror films I’ve seen in years.
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Director
Mona J. Hoel
Cast
Svein Scharffenberg,
Gørild Mauseth,
Zbigniew Zamachowski,
Kari Simonsen,
Bjarte Hjelmeland,
Benedikte Lindbeck
Genre
Drama
A large extended family gathers for a reunion in a rented cabin in the mountains over Christmas vacation. At first it seems idyllic, but in the face of below zero temperatures coupled with a lack of water and no electricity, cracks in the façade soon begin to show.
Film Threat by Eric Campos
Gory, scary, smart and funny, this is definitely one of the best horror films I’ve seen in years.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Sean Axmaker
Completely -- and quite cleverly -- contrived, a cascade of stupid mistakes and miscommunication stirred into a visceral stew of gooey blisters and flaying layers of bloody flesh.
Film Threat by Kevin Carr
While Cabin Fever takes its horror very seriously, it still shows that it has a sense of humor.
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Sustains such a palpable mood of foreboding until the end.
Village Voice by Michael Atkinson
Roth never fully exploits the woods around him, and the homes of the locals are far too middle-class, but because so many clichés are discarded amid the flesh rot, even the patented "Night of the Living Dead" coda feels sharp-edged and genuine.
Premiere by Glenn Kenny
It plays on your knowledge of/expectations about generic horror movies and then either delivers the goods from an unexpected angle or pulls the rug out from under you.
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
First-time director Eli Roth turns this cheapie into a greatest-hits of horror. It's a blast of good gory fun that just won't quit.
Charlotte Observer by Lawrence Toppman
If this story has a moral -- though unlike many horror films, it doesn't seem to -- it's that humans are likelier to destroy themselves than help each other.
Miami Herald by René Rodríguez
A ferociously entertaining and mean little horror movie that achieves the kind of outrageous vibe best enjoyed in a crowded, noisy theater.
Philadelphia Inquirer by Steven Rea
Roth, who has taken more than a few cues from Raimi, David Lynch (whom Roth worked with), and George Romero (Night of the Living Dead), is working in a horror tradition that goes way back -- and he's working it with nasty glee.
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