I'm pretty sure this is the only Norwegian horror movie I've ever seen. I don't know if there is a lot of horror action in Norway these days but Villmark isn't half bad.
A group of young people are about to begin working together as a news team under an older man named Gunner. Gunner wants his team to be the best they possible can so he takes them out into the middle of some Godawfully creepy forest for some team morale building exercises. He takes their phones and smokes away and gives them tasks to perform where they have to work together as a team. Precisely the kind of assholery you would expect from a guy named Gunner.
It isn't very long before the inevitable happens and a dead body turns up. This, along with the fact that Gunner is increasingly unstable and there is something really fucking weird going on with a nearby lake, doesn't paint a very rosy picture for our news team's future.
People compare this movie to Blair Witch and I guess it does have some of the same sort of vibe going on but it isn't filmed in the same style. They are just both movies about people being stuck in the woods and awful things are happening and they don't know how or why or what the hell to do about it. All they really know is they don't like it very much and it really stings when you are running through a forest and one of those thin little tree limbs whips you across the bridge of the nose.
There is really no sleaze or gore in this one. It is all about a great setting and excellent, creepy atmosphere. The acting is pretty good too. Not a whole lot happens for most of the movie but it does build to a fairly intense ending. All in all it is definitely worth checking out...just don't be expecting a bloodbath. |
