First, I'm not out to bash this movie, the marketing did that.
Simple storyline is: Masterson seems to be the only single girl in area that she lives. Blake is the only bachelor of worth in this area. Masterson has the hots for bad boy Bochner, but, he's a card playin', hard drinkin' drifter type that wants nothing to do with marriage. Masterson's mom wants her to marry Blake, and after Bochner turns his back on her, she agrees to the marriage. We are subjected to a drama of Masterson's unhappy marriage.
Now, it is a western, but, not a shoot 'em up, fist fighting, John Wayne-type western. The west is simply a backdrop. It also claims to be a horror story. NOT. If director Donovan had kept the "werewolf" angle, and played it straight, it could have been a chilling, exciting story. NOT. In the first 50 minutes, the most exciting thing happening is Masterson's wedding to Blake. By 55 minutes, Blake has gone outside to spend his first full moon alone since the marriage. Now, in that five minutes, there are some tense moments, and if taken further could have been good, but, there is NO werewolf, there is no further excitement. It dribbles back into the "unhappy marriage, want the other guy" story that we started with.
This is 98 minutes of good acting, good drama, but rather boring waiting for the horror to kick in, and the flame to rage. It just doesn't get there, so if your ready for a drama, it's here, if you want more, check out something else, you'll be happier.
Simple storyline is: Masterson seems to be the only single girl in area that she lives. Blake is the only bachelor of worth in this area. Masterson has the hots for bad boy Bochner, but, he's a card playin', hard drinkin' drifter type that wants nothing to do with marriage. Masterson's mom wants her to marry Blake, and after Bochner turns his back on her, she agrees to the marriage. We are subjected to a drama of Masterson's unhappy marriage.
Now, it is a western, but, not a shoot 'em up, fist fighting, John Wayne-type western. The west is simply a backdrop. It also claims to be a horror story. NOT. If director Donovan had kept the "werewolf" angle, and played it straight, it could have been a chilling, exciting story. NOT. In the first 50 minutes, the most exciting thing happening is Masterson's wedding to Blake. By 55 minutes, Blake has gone outside to spend his first full moon alone since the marriage. Now, in that five minutes, there are some tense moments, and if taken further could have been good, but, there is NO werewolf, there is no further excitement. It dribbles back into the "unhappy marriage, want the other guy" story that we started with.
This is 98 minutes of good acting, good drama, but rather boring waiting for the horror to kick in, and the flame to rage. It just doesn't get there, so if your ready for a drama, it's here, if you want more, check out something else, you'll be happier.