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Skinwalkers

Werewolf flick is a real howler

By Geoff Berkshire, Metromix

August 10, 2007

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Two warring werewolf tribes have different takes on an apparent "Navajo legend" that "a 13 year old boy will bring an end to all skinwalkers" (a.k.a. werewolves). The boy's mother (Rhona Mitra, "Nip/Tuck") tries to protect him as pack leaders Jarek (Jason Behr, “The Grudge) and Jonas (Elias Koteas, “Zodiac”) duke it out. As Jonas explains: “It's really quite simple: we want the curse to end, they don't.”

Big question: When will After Dark Films ("Captivity," "8 Films to Die For") just give up already?

Skip it: It's tough to decide which of the movie’s many poorly executed elements is the worst: the bad acting, laughable dialogue or incomprehensible action. Originally filmed in 2005, "Skinwalkers" feels like it was made in 1992. As direct-to-video Blockbuster-shelf filler.

Catch it: If you like your D-grade horror thrillers low on gore. The PG-13 rating limits the blood, which for a movie like this is a little like removing all the sex scenes from a porn flick.

Bottom line: "Skinwalkers" takes itself far too seriously and is never remotely scary.

Bonus: One of the film’s co-writers is James Roday, star of the USA network series “Psych.” Let’s just hope “Monk” star Tony Shaloub doesn’t have a vampire movie he’s dying to script.

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