Antlers

Antlers

A small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff, discover a young student is harbouring a dangerous secret that could have frightening consequences.

  • Released: 2021-10-28
  • Runtime: 99 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
  • Stars: Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy Thomas, Graham Greene, Scott Haze, Rory Cochrane, Amy Madigan, Cody Davis, Sawyer Jones, Arlo Hajdu, Glynis Davies, Dorian Kingi, Andy Thompson, Jesse Downs, Dendrie Taylor, Emily Delahunty, Katelyn Peterson, Charmaine Wilson, Jay Brazeau, Lyla Marlow
  • Director: Scott Cooper
 Comments
  • HorrorDisasterGuy-90617 - 3 June 2024
    Generic, but has some moments
    I found this to be a pretty generic type of supernatural movie, but it has some moments. The story is the weakest part because it is rather generic with a teacher who suspects one of her students has some personal problems until she discovers the truth about what goes on in his house. It goes through the same tropes like any other supernatural movies and is rather predictable. But I do like how the boy is keeping two of his family members a secret with them acting strangely and bringing them food to them. I really like the atmosphere of the movie on how gloomy the setting is and fits in really well with the tone of the movie. I also like the build-up with the father changing into something deadly and the transformation he goes through. The reveal of what is going on isn't anything too surprising or unique, but I do like the hints of it. The ending itself is also generic too. The characters themselves do have some development to them, but some of them feel rather generic. I do think the special effects are done really well in this movie. I like the practical effects of the father changing into something else and is pretty graphic on how it happened. Also, the movie have a great practical effects on the demon, with looks really great and memorable on how they design it. The movie has a pretty great cinematography to it with its different shots throughout.

    Antlers have a couple of good moments but are rather generic with their screenplay and script. It's a decent and watchable movie to check out.
  • m-47826 - 4 October 2023
    A horror movie with Keri Russell? Yes please.
    I've been waiting for her to star in one of those since forever. Granted she was in « Dead Man's Curve » but it was more thriller than horror, and she played one of the bad guys. Antlers fell for all the modern horror tropes. The agonizingly slow buildup, the characters with childhood traumas, and an overall more dramatic approach of horror. That almost never paid off. This one however, seems to be of the exception. The acting is good, and the first truly horrific scene takes you, when one of the main characters is devoured in a very gruesome and graphic manner. The movie is obviously « elevated » to the bone, but its horror aspect does the job done for once. From the first death scene until the end, the tone is a lot darker, and the story more compelling. With Keri Russell becoming the movie's scream queen, with her character's backstory, mimicking the one of the kid she's helping overcome his abusive relationship with his father. And final battle with the demon, a scary looking Wendigo. The rest of the cast is good too, and give convincing performances in both fields. It's a good watch, worth sticking to regardless of the time it takes to get to the point. And with a nicely ambiguous ending.