Director: Whit Whitman
Year: 2026
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Creature Feature Slasher; Horror/Comedy
Plot:
Heading out into the countryside, a group of troubled couples intending to use a special mixer to help fix their broken marriages inadvertently release the spirit of a demonic killer bear looking to protect the forest from those looking to do it harm, and they must find a way to stop it.
Review:
Overall, this was an intriguing if somewhat problematic genre effort. Among the majority of the positives for this one are focused on the inherently wild and over-the-top concept here that requires a constant slew of immensely unremarkable victims to wander into the situation where they get attacked by the killer bear. The simple setup works well enough to get things started and brings everyone together, providing the kind of explanation the group needs to set up the later scenes where they get attacked once they undergo the specific ritual required to make themselves a target. After getting high and managing to upset the spirit of the killer, the series of interactions here are inherently funny, cheesy encounters that are full of gory and creative deaths that are taking place here, giving this some enjoyable elements.
Outside of that factor, there’s not a whole lot to this one that sticks out. The extra-brief running time means that it spends far more time on useless areas than anything else, working through the early half involving getting to know the group arriving at the retreat and going around welcoming each other to the idea of what’s going on, at the expense of giving this the kind of slasher sequences due to this desire to go through these elements in the first half. Splitting the film up at the halfway point, where it’s all pretty much character development before turning over to the slasher in the later parts. Combined with the series of excess gags that take place to help beef up the running time, which are rather underwhelming and obvious in their presentation, to do nothing more than enhance the running time, these factors manage to bring this one down.
Overview: **.5/5
A flawed, if generally cheesy, genre effort, there’s some fun to be had here when focused mainly on the genuine slasher elements, with the other factors being enough to lower this one. Those with an appreciation for this style or approach, or who are fans of the creative crew, will have a lot to like here, while most others out there should heed caution.
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