The film centers around retired police detective Derrick Stanswood, who is called by a successful doctor about an unsolved case involving his wife Maggy and their son, Cole. Chasing after loose ends in a backward rural town, Derrick has no idea that Maggy has been held captive for the past eight years by farmer Lukas Walton, who is raising Cole as his own son in a wrongful world that holds its own horrors.
"Deer Crossing" starts off as Maggy and her son Cole head out to visit her Husband's mom. When she detours she ends up hitting a deer and her and her son end up passed out after their car hits a tree. It doesn't take long before a truck pulls up and a bearded older man steps out and takes Maggy and her son. This older man who goes by the name of Lukas Walton keeps Maggy chained inside an old shed and he raises Cole as if he were his own, 8 yrs. pass and the husband, Michael still has no answers. But after receiving a phone call from someone claiming to be his son Michael decides to call retired Detective, Stanswood for help but the Detective has his own personal issues as well so at first he declines. Eventually the Detective decides to look into the disappearance which leads him to Carvin Country. From there the story begins to unfold and you find out there's a lot more going on in this little town, most of it is illegal and it seems like everyone is on the take.
"Deer Crossing" is a complex story with different sub-plots going on all at once and there are a number of different characters in the film that are all intertwined. To be honest I was expecting more of a horror/thriller here but instead the story is more about what bad people are capable of doing, it's a very realistic yet disturbing film. To think that there really are people like this out there is more scary than any horror movie could be. The film is really hard to talk about because there is so much going on in the and so many characters that are involved in some kind of bad doings. If I were to talk about it all I would surely ruin the film for those waiting to see it but I can say that this is a well-written film that really draws the audience in.
If the complex story wasn't enough the film also has an incredible cast which features Ernie Hudson as Captain Bailey, Christopher Mann as Detective Stanswood, Laura Lynn Cottrel as Maggy, Warren Hemenway as Michael and Doug Bradley as the crooked Sheriff, if the name doesn't ring a bell Bradley was the original "Hellraiser." Like I said the entire cast was terrific but the stand-out performance here was by K.J.Linhein as the evil monster, Luke Walton, this was a perfect casting choice and I doubt the film-makers could of picked anyone better to play the villain.
Production wise the film looks great and the set locations were perfect as well as the film's score which really helped in creating the right atmosphere.
"Deer Crossing" offers up plenty of things to like, there's intrigue, a bit of mystery, suspense and a good dose of terror and violence. Writer/Director, Christian Grillo not only has an eye for the genre but he knows how to tell a story that grabs a hold of the audience. I see he is making a sequel, I cannot wait to see where he goes with it. He is a talented film-maker I will be keeping my eye out for.
If you like a good thriller then I highly recommend picking this one up, it's not often you get to see a film that is this intelligent and effective.
"Deer Crossing" starts off as Maggy and her son Cole head out to visit her Husband's mom. When she detours she ends up hitting a deer and her and her son end up passed out after their car hits a tree. It doesn't take long before a truck pulls up and a bearded older man steps out and takes Maggy and her son. This older man who goes by the name of Lukas Walton keeps Maggy chained inside an old shed and he raises Cole as if he were his own, 8 yrs. pass and the husband, Michael still has no answers. But after receiving a phone call from someone claiming to be his son Michael decides to call retired Detective, Stanswood for help but the Detective has his own personal issues as well so at first he declines. Eventually the Detective decides to look into the disappearance which leads him to Carvin Country. From there the story begins to unfold and you find out there's a lot more going on in this little town, most of it is illegal and it seems like everyone is on the take.
"Deer Crossing" is a complex story with different sub-plots going on all at once and there are a number of different characters in the film that are all intertwined. To be honest I was expecting more of a horror/thriller here but instead the story is more about what bad people are capable of doing, it's a very realistic yet disturbing film. To think that there really are people like this out there is more scary than any horror movie could be. The film is really hard to talk about because there is so much going on in the and so many characters that are involved in some kind of bad doings. If I were to talk about it all I would surely ruin the film for those waiting to see it but I can say that this is a well-written film that really draws the audience in.
If the complex story wasn't enough the film also has an incredible cast which features Ernie Hudson as Captain Bailey, Christopher Mann as Detective Stanswood, Laura Lynn Cottrel as Maggy, Warren Hemenway as Michael and Doug Bradley as the crooked Sheriff, if the name doesn't ring a bell Bradley was the original "Hellraiser." Like I said the entire cast was terrific but the stand-out performance here was by K.J.Linhein as the evil monster, Luke Walton, this was a perfect casting choice and I doubt the film-makers could of picked anyone better to play the villain.
Production wise the film looks great and the set locations were perfect as well as the film's score which really helped in creating the right atmosphere.
"Deer Crossing" offers up plenty of things to like, there's intrigue, a bit of mystery, suspense and a good dose of terror and violence. Writer/Director, Christian Grillo not only has an eye for the genre but he knows how to tell a story that grabs a hold of the audience. I see he is making a sequel, I cannot wait to see where he goes with it. He is a talented film-maker I will be keeping my eye out for.
If you like a good thriller then I highly recommend picking this one up, it's not often you get to see a film that is this intelligent and effective.
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