Antlers (2021)
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A small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff, discover a young student is harbouring a dangerous secret that could have frightening consequences.
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... Julia Meadows
... Paul Meadows
... Lucas Weaver
... Warren Stokes
... Frank Weaver
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"Antlers is a cleverly shot, character-driven horror story with effective jumpscares and a captivating narrative that ultimately fails to reach its true potential.
With the help of experienced producers, Scott Cooper is able to generate a rich atmosphere and offer an intriguing monster, blending practical effects with minimal CGI perfectly, despite the low budget.
Accompanied by gorgeous cinematography, Keri Russell leads an interesting storyline focused on her traumatic past, but it ends up far too underdeveloped. The main plot features more generic plot points and a somewhat underwhelming yet visually satisfying ending.
Overall, it's a nice watch, but one that I probably won't come back to."
Rating: B-
Director:
Writer:
Scott Cooper (Screenplay)
Nick Antosca (Screenplay)
Nick Antosca (Story)
Nick Antosca (Short Story)
Henry Chaisson (Screenplay)
Release Date:
2021-10-28
Run Time:
99 min
MMPA Rating:
R
Reviews of
Antlers
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/antlers-spoiler-free-review
"Antlers is a cleverly shot, character-driven horror story with effective jumpscares and a captivating narrative that ultimately fails to reach its true potential.
With the help of experienced producers, Scott Cooper is able to generate a rich atmosphere and offer an intriguing monster, blending practical effects with minimal CGI perfectly, despite the low budget.
Accompanied by gorgeous cinematography, Keri Russell leads an interesting storyline focused on her traumatic past, but it ends up far too underdeveloped. The main plot features more generic plot points and a somewhat underwhelming yet visually satisfying ending.
Overall, it's a nice watch, but one that I probably won't come back to."
Rating: B-
For the first half hour, this isn't that bad. A couple of men stripping an old mine hear some curious noises, next thing we are in a school with a young "Lucas" (Jeremy T. Thomas) seemingly distracted, a little dishevelled and only when his teacher "Julia" (Keri Russell) decides to investigate, do we realise that what came out of that mine was a hell of a lot more rapacious than what went into it... Sadly, though, the rest of it all quickly becomes a bit too routine and the ending though quite well built up, is really a bit too predicable, brief and flat. The "monster" is seriously under-used by director Scott Cooper. A lot is left to our imagination, and to an extent that works - but unfortunately, regular fans of this genre will probably have far gorier fantasies that those we are eventually offered here. It's not a terrible film, it is decently paced and the young "Lucas" holds it together quite well, but sadly it offers very little for us (or the beastie) to get our teeth into.
Cast & Crew of
Antlers
Cast
... Julia Meadows
... Paul Meadows
... Lucas Weaver
... Warren Stokes
... Frank Weaver
... Aiden Weaver
... Dan Lecroy
... Principal Booth
... Clint Owens
... Nurse Lorraine Byrd
... Antlered Man
... Arlo Kebbins
... Father Meadows
... Harrison Crawford
... Carol Reynolds
... Young Julia Meadows
... Market Cashier
... Dr. Francis
... Jasmine Drury
... Evie
Crew
... Casting
... Editor
... Producer
... Director of Photography
... First Assistant Director
... Producer
... Original Music Composer
... Production Design
... Producer
... Art Direction
... Stunt Coordinator
... Assistant Art Director
... Screenplay
... Director
... Producer
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Post-Production Manager
... Screenplay
... Executive Producer
... Story
... Short Story
... Casting
... Set Decoration
... Extras Casting
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Hair Department Head
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Costume Supervisor
... Makeup Department Head
... Sound Effects Editor
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Costume Design
... Production Manager
... Screenplay
... Third Assistant Director
... Set Decoration Buyer
... Visual Effects Producer
... Makeup Artist
... Key Makeup Artist
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Animation
... Set Costumer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Second Assistant Director
... Extras Casting
... Special Effects Makeup Artist
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