Synopsis
Matt is haunted by the death of a girl from a car accident he caused years ago. Matt was drunk and as he reached for the car radio, he struck the girl as she crossed the road. The guilt that he feels has altered his sense of reality, making Matt's life a mystery full of shadows and phantoms. Now, years later Matt goes away for weekend with his new girlfriend Dawn. After a wild session of lovemaking, Dawn goes for a walk. While she is away a strange man with an ax comes into the motel room and attacks Matt. After that incident Matt goes into the woods, looking for Dawn. There he encounters Dawn's family who tie him down and put him on trail for the murder of the girl years before. They find him guilty and he is sent back into the forest to be hunted down by the family. The deeper Matt runs into the forest the farther his mind is lost to the Blackwoods.
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Cast
- Patrick MuldoonMatt Sullivan
- Keegan Connor TracyDawn / Molly
- Will SandersonJim
- Michael ParéSheriff Harding
- Clint HowardGreg / Motel Clerk
- Anthony HarrisonDr. Kelly / Tall Man
- Matthew WalkerPa Franklin
- Janet WrightMa Franklin
Recommendations
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The New York Times
Far from a future cult classic, it turns out to be smarter and more diabolical than you could have guessed at the beginning. - 40
L.A. Weekly
Whatever the cause, everyone involved takes this blend of slick Verhoeven sleaze and Deliverance-brand musk way too seriously. - 40
TV Guide Magazine
The film's poky pacing is a liability -- the setup takes an awfully long time. - 30
Variety
Tries to salvage its dopey premise with frantic final-reel plot contortions. - 25
New York Daily News
Cheesy horror flick that feels like straight-to-video material. - 25
New York Post
Director Uwe Boll and the actors provide scant reason to care in this crude '70s throwback. - 20
Los Angeles Times
Always a welcome presence in any film, Howard, as a simple-minded hick, gives Blackwoods whatever humor and life it has. - 20
New Times (L.A.)
Boll uses a lot of quick cutting and blurry step-printing to goose things up, but dopey dialogue and sometimes inadequate performances kill the effect.