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Wind Chill

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Producing House

Two college students share a ride home for the holidays. When they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they're preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2007-05-18

Runtime: 91 mins

Director: Gregory Jacobs

Writer: Steven Katz, Joe Gangemi

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Original title: Wind Chill

Production Companies: TriStar Pictures, Blueprint Pictures, Section Eight

Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

Reviews

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John Chard
Chilblains. Wind Chill is directed by Gregory Jacobs and written by Joe Gangemi & Steven Katz. It stars Emily Blunt and Ashton Holmes. Music is by Clint Mansell and cinematography by Dan Laustsen. Two students car share for a journey home at the end of term. Taking a short cut they get run off the road and find themselves stranded in the snow. Then strange things start to happen... Neither frightening or dull, Wind Chill is a very serviceable supernatural based drama with human interest factors pulsing away. Setting is superbly chilly, which when our protags are stranded opens up genuine fears for all of us who have ever broken down somewhere remote at night. The revelations and finale are hardly riveting stuff, but it gets top marks for a sense of dread and that for a good portion of film it's not apparent what is actually going on. Two strong performances by Blunt and Holmes help, which ultimately makes this a decent night in by the fire for those not after gore and shrieky boo-jumps. 6/10
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