richard-810 Review of Wind Chill

Wind Chill (2007)

Not a masterpiece but better than expected if you like 'spooky'

[7/10 · 12 January 2010]

I saw this with very modest expectations but as can often be the case if you're not expecting too much, came away having enjoyed it. The opening is not promising - the girl is acutely irritating and had I been the poor guy giving her a ride, I'd have flung her out of the car pretty early on - OK, I'd have stopped and asked her to get out. Once you get past the early stages and the plot proper gets underway, I have to admit to being quite impressed. OK, I'm a sucker for ghost stories and spooky movies generally but this I did find quite spooky. I also liked the way that the movie avoided a 'cop out' happy ending. Not a great film maybe, but better than much of the recent genre and certainly worth catching for some jolts on a dark evening.