Blackwoods

Name: Blackwoods
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: May 10, 2002
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 30
Cast: Michael Paré, Patrick Muldoon

2002

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews

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Boll Films | Release Date: May 10, 2002 | R

Starring: Michael Paré, Patrick Muldoon

Summary: Matt Sullivan is on a journey into his conscience, fed by images from his memory of when he, a reckless drunk driver, bounced a woman about whom he would never know anything (but for within his imagination) other than her expression of disbelief and terror, off the side of his reeling car.

Director: Uwe Boll

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 90 min

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Stephen Holden

Far from a future cult classic, it turns out to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

The film's poky pacing is a liability -- the setup takes an awfully long time. Read full review

Paul Malcolm

Whatever the cause, everyone involved takes this blend of slick Verhoeven sleaze and Deliverance-brand musk way too seriously. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

Director Uwe Boll and the actors provide scant reason to care in this crude '70s throwback. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Cheesy horror flick that feels like straight-to-video material.

New Times (L.A.) Andy Klein

Boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up, but dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances kill the effect. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

Always a welcome presence in any film, Howard, as a simple-minded hick, gives Blackwoods whatever humor and life it has. Read full review

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TheQuietGamer

Feb 15, 2021

As far as crappy little low-budget horror-thrillers go, this was almost okay. It starts off decently enough. Sure, the characters are a bit annoying and there are near-constant cutaways to blurry flashbacks and flash-forwards in time, but the opening moments do a decent job of buildingAs far as crappy little low-budget horror-thrillers go, this was almost okay. It starts off decently enough. Sure, the characters are a bit annoying and there are near-constant cutaways to blurry flashbacks and flash-forwards in time, but the opening moments do a decent job of building anticipation for a trashy cat-and-mouse style bloodbath. Unfortunately, once the killer shows up all goodwill goes out the window. Oddly enough, that's when the movie becomes unbearably boring.

Instead of delivering on the potential of its I Know What You Did Last Summer-esque premise, the film falls prey to some of its director's worst tendencies. Namely padding out the the running-time with dull conversations, repetitive scenes, and extended stretches of characters screaming obscenities at each other. By the time the killing finally starts, not only has over an hour gone by, but I had lost interest to the point where I wasn't paying enough attention to be able to tell you whether or not the action delivers in any way.

The reason for this lack of excitement is that the whole thing tries to go for a psychological angle complete with some pretentious moralizing. Not that this is inherently a bad thing, but like all Boll movies it's not as deep as it thinks it is. I can at least say it isn't offensive. In fact, for an Uwe Boll work this isn't that bad at all. However, when best aspect of your feature presentation is an amusing Clint Howard in a role so small that it barely ranks above a cameo you know you have a problem.

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