I had been looking forward to seeing this ever since the first trailer dropped well over a year ago, but because of the'virus of unknown origin' brought the world to its knees, it was pushed back, pushed back again and pushed back yet again until it finally released last month to very little media attention and almost no advertising.

I finally got to see it last night and while I did enjoy it for the most part, the ending just completely killed it for me.

The film is well shot, well acted, well directed, it's atmospheric in parts, genuinely creepy in others and moves along at a brisk enough pace to keep you entertained.

The effects were good and the monster itself is really cool when you finally see it but boy what an anti climactic ending.

:::::::Spoilers ahead:::::::

The ending has our lead female come face to face with the huge, hulking creature of the film, it's big, it's scary and it's intimidating as hell and......It's....completely useless.

It hits her and knocks her flying across the floor and she then gets to her feet, picks up a large spike and stabs it a couple of times while it just stands there as if to say, 'come on, kill me' and it drops dead. There's no epic battle, no getting back up, this huge hulking pile of spikes that has murdered and torn apart everyone else in the film, without so much as taking a scratch, gets defeated by a small skinny woman with a big stick in less than a few seconds, without even managing to mess up her hair. It's pathetic.

This whole film that has been building dread and suspense all the way through, is completely undone by a lame, short and just stupid ending. It's like they either ran out of money or ran out of ideas on how the film should end and just said 'to hell with it, just film something quickly and get it into theaters.

It's such a shame as I really enjoyed the rest of the film, it's one of, if not the best Wendigo movie I've seen (which isn't hard to be honest) but the ending just ruined the whole experience for me.

Cispus Falls, Oregon is a coal mining town that has seen better times. Plans are to remove the mountain top to get to the remaining coal. Meanwhile Frank (Scott Haze) has turned the deserted mine into a meth lab. The spirits are angered and Frank encounters them. His 12 year-old son Lucas (Jeremy T. Thomas) still goes to school and dad turns into a Wendigo. (Sorry for the near spoiler). His teacher (Keri Russell) with a long back story and whose brother is the sheriff thinks something is amiss. Half eaten bodied start to turn up.

Yes another Wendigo story that is perhaps more abuse drama than horror. Okay for a rental.

Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

Julia Meadows (Keri Russell) is a recovering alcoholic and school teacher in remote Oregon. She is estranged from her sheriff brother Paul Meadows (Jesse Plemons). One of her students, Lucas Weaver, is getting bullied. She tries to connect with the child who is showing some disturbing signs.

The opening text threw me off and the story is a bit muddled. I do like the dark atmosphere and the overall creepiness. I like the monster designs. The story may have a few too many elements. Some simplifying could be helpful.