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Friday 10 February 2017
Wind Chill (2007)
Every winter there's freak accidents on this road.'
Directed by Gregory Jacobs
Starring: Emily Blunt, Ashton Holmes, Martin Donovan and Ned Bellamy
Released: April 27th 2007
Box Office: $300,000
Concept
Greetings Cultists. Winter is dying again at the time of writing this and soon spring will crawl out of the grave once more. So why not end this chilling season with a movie where the cold plays a big part?
Wind Chill is about a female student who hitches a ride with a male student heading to Delaware for the holidays, She has an antisocial and rude temper and he s hiding something. All doesn't go too well when he suddenly turns away from the highway and heads down 'Route 606'. She freaks out as he promises innocence that it is a short cut.
If this wasn't bad enough they end up being ran off the road by an unruly driver, now stuck in the snow with a guy who isn't all he seems they are not alone. As strange figures walk past the car, repeating their final moments or most convicting in life they are freezing and stranded overnight in this hostile environment. Can they survive the night and solve the mystery of Route 606's past? Or will they succumb to the numb death?
Review
This is why Horrors Hidden Gems exists. Because this film hasn't been credited with the amount of praise and respect it deserves. It is a harrowing movie, the cold itself is a big part of the film and everything else is an almost impossible obstacle to survive. It is a great film to watch and I enjoyed how un-apologetically creepy it was at some points. The temperature isn't the only killer but goddamn is it the most merciless.
The film came out to butchered mixed reviews, either average or less. No. Wind Chill is a clever little film with great visuals and an intriguing plot concept. Filmed at the University of British Columbia near Vancouver and near Peachland, British Columbia this film is fantastic with its use of location.
In short Wind Chill was indeed a Hidden Gem, and an incredibly underrated and enjoyable one at that. Get warmed up, put this film on and well...chill.
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