8/30/2023 0 Comments Cold prey 2022![]() ![]() Adding to that, the music rather than adding a spooky backdrop, was at times almost hammy. But it does none of that, in fact feels rather under utilised. Yes we have gorgeous landscapes, but for cinematography to be truly effective it must tell a story or at least add to the story. Once these facts are added to the tapestry of the movie, they are forgotten later on, making it seem like filler than anything else.Īnd that is another flaw with this movie, the cinematography is just poor. And that there was a room that clearly had been set on fire. It is almost forgotten that this is a hotel where a child went mysteriously missing. The broken leg that one of the group suffers in the beginning of the movie, is perhaps the most gore that is seen in this film.Ĭonsidering this is set in an abandoned hotel, it is quite a shame that this setting was not used effectively to create a more horrifying landscape. In fact, it is pretty tame in terms of slashers, very little blood is shown. Not giving us the gore that we all hope for in a slasher. Not only are they too quick, but for a slasher, they are not gory or gruesome enough.įor a slasher, I was hoping for more extended deaths, but the camera quickly pans away. ![]() One of the main disappointments I found was the deaths. There is some good banter between them that does not feel stilted but it is not enough to make you care for the characters and the threat that looms over them.Ĭold Prey is a slasher movie, but there have been other films older that have really captured the essence of what you want in a horror film much better. There is no background for why they are skiing or how they became friends or anything other than there are two couples and a fifth wheel. Apart from their interpersonal dynamics, we don’t get a lot of history. The characters are not two dimensional as it can be in a lot of horror slasher movies, but I would have liked more background on them. But they never really expanded on that, just restated it again for us later on. We do have the scene at the beginning of the movie which shows a child that is running away in fear, and later learn that this is the kid that went missing. There are little hints scattered throughout but not enough to really capture your attention or build that much needed suspense. Not only do we have little backstory on the characters, but not much is known about the hotel. The plot of Cold Prey feels a little thin. ![]() Settling in for the night, it soon becomes apparent to some that they are not alone and that someone is stalking the halls looking for their next victim. And since then, the hotel has been left abandoned by the parents, obviously grieving their son. Then whilst exploring some old documents, they see that the owners of the establishment had lost their son. Whilst exploring the hotel, they find a room that has been burnt down, and odd noises keep happening in various parts of the large building. Due to this, the group has to take refuge in an old abandoned hotel as they are too far from their car or civilization, and soon it will be getting dark. Whilst on the slopes, one of the group suffers a bone cracking fall. Cold Prey (also known as Fritt Vilt) is rather a run of the mill slasher movie that is very low on plot depth as well as gory deaths.Ĭold Prey (directed by Roar Uthaug) follows a group of friends on a snowboarding vacation in Norway. ![]()
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