Skinwalkers (2006)
7/10
Flawed, Corny but Entertaining
30 March 2008
Warning: Spoilers
In accordance with the Navajos' legend, a thirteen year-old boy will finish with the curse of the Skinwalkers, a.k.a. werewolves. The half-breed boy Timothy (Matthew Knight) is raised by his human mother Rachel (Rhona Mitra) and protected by his Skinwalkers relatives since he was born. His grandmother Nana (Barbara Gordon), his uncle Jonas (Elias Koteas), his cousin Katherine (Sarah Carter), her boyfriend Adam (Shawn Roberts) and their friend Doak (Lyriq Bent) have kept the secret about his bloodline and neither Timothy nor Rachel know the tragic curse. A couple of days before Timothy's thirteenth birthday, a pack of evil Skinwalkers that had tasted blood leaded by the evil Varek (Jason Behr) chases the boy while his family protects him.

"Skinwalkers" is an entertaining werewolf movie, but with a great flaw in the plot and a corny conclusion. There is an inconsistency regarding the origins of the evil Varek: apparently he was human and has been transformed in a Skinwalker after the attack of an evil one, when his brother believed he had died. However, all his family is Skinwalker, therefore he should be a Skinwalker before the attack, otherwise how could his son be half-blood? The commercial conclusion with a happy family together is corny and a huge disappointment. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Skinwalkers Amaldiçoados" ("Skinwalkers Cursed")
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