Skinwalkers

Lycanthropic action/horror offering that unfortunately really doesn't have much of any particular worth to offer.

This so obviously wants to be cool and stylish but never comes close to achieving either, in fact with more of a televisual demeanour than a cinematic one it feels akin to an extended episode of the tv series Buffy The Vampire Slayer that got nixed because it just wasn't up to snuff.

In fact it's difficult to find much to be positive about - the story lacks originality but perhaps could have been serviceable in better hands, the first major shootout begins well enough, the climax takes place in a decent enough location and even manages a little atmosphere in the early stages whilst some of the cast are pleasing to the eye. But sadly that's about it.

Generally it's an affair that is quite poorly acted (though it should be mentioned that the hackneyed script certainly can't have helped in that regard) and terribly episodic in terms of flow. With a werewolf movie one always hopes either the visual effects or the amount of gore will at least be a redeeming feature but sadly in this one the former are lame and the latter is almost non existent. Even the action scenes are no saving grace, they take place without any real tension and aren't particularly well orchestrated.

Imo one has to lay the majority of the blame at the feet of the director though, not only is the movie visually unappealing at times it never really gives the audience an opportunity to care about the characters or what may or may not transpire.

Skinwalkers is pretty much a soulless experience that I'd recommend avoiding and I'm honestly not sure I'm not being overly generous in granting it a