Cold Prey

Fritt Vilt/Cold Prey - Norwegian made horror film.

Just caught up with this film this morning.
So yeah I'm behind with the times a little as it was made in 2006.
But I heard it mentioned a few weeks ago and thought I'd ads it to my list at Lovefilm.

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Basically it's a bog standard slasher film, nothing new in the conecpt - wierdo killer out in a remote part of the country preys on teenagers, kills them one by one until one triumphs.

Little bit Jason part Wolf Creek.

But it was really enjoyable - so ok it has a well worn story - take a look at most film premises these days they all pretty much follow the same formula.

There are exceptions and that's what sets them apart as the truly great films...

Back to Cold Prey though,

It has some nice touches, the characters are nicely written and it doesn't follow the same dumb patter you generally find in these films - it's not excessively gruesome and it manages to give you a cold sweat.

It feels clasutrophobic - I'm not saying it's truly scary, but it does the job well.

It's well acted, especially the lead actress Ingrid Bolsø Berdal who apparently won awards for the flick. And Rolf Kristian Larsen who plays Tobias - in my mind the most interesting character.

In fact all the actors deserve credit, they add personality to this film.

Roar Uthaug - the director, does an excellent job and uses the set and location to it's fullest.

All in all a good film and worth a look - 7/10

A sequel is out now

Called strangely enough Cold Prey 2

Maybe I'll check it out.