ANTLERS is a horror movie that we have been greatly anticipating here at Heaven of Horror. It’s a horror, mystery, thriller to be exact and it is also in the creature feature subgenre. I don’t know what I expected but it turned out to be much more heartbreaking than I could have imagined.
Due to the slow and dark story (that incorporates quite a bit of social realism) it probably won’t be for everyone. However, as a horror fan, this is exactly the kind of thing I need to also enjoy. The young Jeremy T. Thomas is absolutely breathtakingly good in this!
The story of Antlers plays out in a small town in Oregon. Mining has been the main business in this town – along with other ways of ravaging Mother Nature. Now, the mines are closed and the inhabitants in this small town are part of the opioid epidemic in the US.
This isn’t the actual plot of Antlers, but it is there in the background all along. You’ll the opioid crisis mentioned in the news on TV or on the radio playing in the background. Most of the people in town seem to either be on prescription drugs or have transitioned to illegal drugs to deal with their addiction.
The price is being paid by the youngest inhabitants of the town since their parents are constantly strung out on drugs of some kind. That’s the all-too-realistic backdrop, which is recognizable for anyone who has been paying attention to the news or some of the many recently produced series on the topic.
About Movie
From the visionary world of acclaimed director Scott Cooper and horror maestro Guillermo del Toro comes ANTLERS. In an isolated Oregon town, a middle-school teacher (Keri Russell) and her sheriff brother (Jesse Plemons) become embroiled with her enigmatic student (Jeremy T. Thomas) whose dark secrets lead to terrifying encounters with a legendary ancestral creature who came before them. Based on the short story The Quiet Boy by Nick Antosca.
Storyline
In an isolated Oregon town, a middle-school teacher and her sheriff brother become embroiled with her enigmatic student, whose dark secrets lead to terrifying encounters with a legendary ancestral creature who came before them.
Over all Thoughts About ANTLERS
Antlers really isn’t a horror movie about the opioid epidemic in the US. However, it does enable this supernatural being to get its claws into us humans once again. And the creature is a familiar one since it’s a “wendigo”.
The effects used to show this wendigo aren’t too crude or overused, which means they’re more efficient when it all goes a little crazy towards the end. And I mean that in a good way. Another key character in Antlers is portrayed by Graham Greene who plays the recently retired sheriff of the town.
I really can’t say much bad about Antlers. If anything?! After having had extremely high expectations, we were amazed by the dark and brutal story served with gut-punching heartbreak whenever we saw Lucas in his terrible circumstances.
Despite the fact that Antlers will not be for everyone and people will dislike everything from the slow pace to the bleak surroundings, it gets a big recommendation from us. Just get ready for a movie that is the opposite of a feel-good movie. This is a “feel bad movie” that will hopefully make you appreciate the good in your life!
Antlers Movie Trailer
Antlers opens in US theaters on October 29, 2021.
In Theaters: October 29, 2021
Director: Scott Cooper
Writers: Henry Chaisson, Nick Antosca, Scott Cooper
Cast: Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Graham Greene, Scott Haze, Rory Cochrane, Amy Madigan
Genre(s): Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Crime
Rating: R
Runtime: 99 min
Summary
A small-town Oregon teacher (Keri Russell) and her brother (Jesse Plemons), the local sheriff, become entwined with a young student (Jeremy T. Thomas) harboring a dangerous secret with frightening consequences.
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