Mediocre to say the least, Skinwalkers is a relief to the weary eye when surfing through bad television. However, under normal circumstances when you are allotted the privilege of watching B rated movies, Skinwalkers is nothing more than your typical werewolf flick, filled with predictable twists and an even more predictable plot. The movie raises more questions than answers them, leaving the audience to fend for themselves through the thicket of possible explanations. The character build up was virtually nonexistent, and the history of not only the unconvincing characters, but of the origins behind their lycanthropy disease is muddled and never explained. The werewolves themselves looked so alien, that halfway through their performance you find yourself waiting for one of them to point dramatically to the moon with glassy eyes and recite, "E.T. go home." The supposed and exalted "cure" for the werewolves is a lot less remarkable than anyone would have ever expected, and leaves the audience feeling cheated as it was the bait at the end of the line that kept us watching. The ending immediately becomes a scene that leaves little to be desired, and gives the audience nothing more than an unsatisfied mental palate. The conclusion of the movie seemed to come and go so quickly (just as any hope of it being any good within the first ten minutes), that we wonder if the director simply needed to make a clean break from his own movie because he had a deadline to meet. The movie lacked originality and planning, but with a title like Skinwalkers (which had absolutely NO relevance to the movie whatsoever) what else could we have expected?
Review of Skinwalkers
