Brett Ethos (Matt Thompson) is about to be ordained in his
church, but is having second thoughts, not helped by recurring nightmares. His
friends convince him to go for a weekend away in a remote cabin that his recently
deceased grandfather left him.
His friends, Kevin (Jesse Kristofferson) and Davy
(Christopher Frontiero) - along with Kevin's girlfriend Chelsi (Gina Comparetto)
- decide to make his last weekend as a 'free man' even more awkward by inviting
his ex, Katie (Kimberly Alexander), whom he hasn't seen for several years. Things
begin to go wrong when it turns out Brett is a descendent of one of the
original settlers who murdered a Native American tribesman some 250 years
earlier. A curse placed by the tribe's Shaman, evoked when he arrived at the
cabin wearing a talisman heirloom puts him and all his friends in danger.
Originally entitled Bloodline,
The Cabin is an entertaining, if unmemorable
shocker.
There's jump scares aplenty, and while the situation and
characterisation is very two dimensional, it at least doesn't take the
predictable 'cabin in the woods' type scenario.
Thompson does well as writer, director and star, but one
gets the feeling he should have took a step back or brought someone in to give
the story a little more polish.
As such, it does contain some uninspired dialogue, but it's an
engaging and acceptable way to pass the time.
There's the usual array of obnoxious youths, with adequate
if not spectacular acting from the young leads. It's interesting to see Jesse
Kristofferson, son of the legendary actor/songwriter Kris, and he certainly has
his father's looks, and Christopher Frontiero plays the wise-cracking annoying hanger-on
of the group well (he essentially is Franklin
from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre). However,
some viewers may be wishing for
more bloodshed and thrills when the story meanders on through the redemption
theme, while not delving too deep to derail the story.
It's certainly worth having a look at, but nothing
spectacular unfortunately.
7 out of 10
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