Review: The Cabin in the Woods
*** This is a spoiler-free review. *** (The fact that I have to say that is ridiculous, but there we go.)
I'm always wary about movies that everyone professes to love. Too much hype will kill you, and all that. I haven't seen any trailers for this film. Didn't see a cast list, didn't read any reviews ("spoiler-free" or no).
It was worth it. It was completely worth it.
I shrieked when I saw each new cast member. I gasped and groaned and laughed my way through every twist and turn. It has the Whedon hallmarks (familiar actors, lots of feet) and it has complete U-turns, shocks and thrills.
There was homage to the genre, and there were marked deviations that made it all so much better. From the get-go, it was surprisingly. And then it went completely off the reservation. And the ending...I can't believe he did that. I honestly cannot believe it. But wow.
With this film, I have three words for you:...