Review: Antlers ★★★★
*SPOILER FREE*
Well where to begin on this one, it’s not really what you think it is.
The trailer does an awesome job at giving you the chills and making you almost not want to see it because it comes off as being that horrific. But in reality, the film is the opposite.
You’ll be surprised to learn that the villain in the film makes rare appearances. This film will give you a ‘Stranger Things’ vibe when you finally meet the villain. If anything the film is more centered around the young boy, Lucas Weaver played Jeremy T. Thomas who is the film’s protagonist and is hiding a supernatural creature in his own home. Keri Russell plays the part of Julia Meadows, who senses there is something going on behind the scenes with the young boy and being a victim of abuse herself, she feels it’s her responsibility to rescue Lucas. It will blow your mind to see this tiny boy actually supports and maintains this supernatural creature and one other being. You have to watch it to find out!
The film’s set production is done very well and gives you a sense of mystery, which somewhat makes up for the lazy writing for the character’s dialogue in the film. As for the villain and the production of it, it’s something that will give you chills, you’ll want to look away but you won’t be able to because you will be so intrigued to see the details of it; since you do not see it much during the film. The film does drag for the first 45 minutes and perhaps could be shortened, you’re left wondering what’s really going on and at times a bit confused. It could be what the producers were going for… a tease to keep you locked to find out what happens. Either way it works!
It’s not till closer to last 45 minutes of the film that it begins to reel in your attention and you begin realize what is actually going on when Graham Greene who plays the role of Warren Stokes explains this supernatural creature that is terrorizing their small town with gory mysterious deaths. Now what you will take from this film is that it is intensely serious, absolutely no humor and will leave you clenching your seat at times, no surprise there with producer Guillermo Del Toro. It’s definitely quite the opposite from the awaited ‘Halloween Kills’ film that was recently released. So if you’re going for something a little more serious this would be the film to watch. You can catch the film in theaters right before Halloween on October 29th.
Rating: R (Language|Gruesome Images|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & thriller
Director: Scott Cooper
Producer: Guillermo del Toro, David S. Goyer, J. Miles Dale
Runtime: 1h 39m