We Are What We Are Movie Download

5 / 10

Interesting but nothing scary
The Parkers are a reclusive religious family which is not unusually in this rural countryside. The mother dies after suffering some kind of medical issue. The father Frank (Bill Sage) turns over the responsibilities to the older sister Iris (Ambyr Childers). He gives her a journal that dates back to 1781 revealing a long history of family cannibalism. A bone is discovered by a local which could be human, and the mother’s death raises suspicions.

It’s not a scary movie. That’s the first question I think of with every horror movie. This movie is doing the cannibal horror movie from the point of view of the cannibals. It’s an interesting take but director Jim Mickle can’t figure out how to create sympathy for the girls right off the bat. The start is very boring teasing a horrible family secret. It’s not that great of a mystery. He should forget about the twist and do the reveal right off the bat.

The dominating father is the heart of the monster in this movie. There could be a lot more done with the character. The last half of the movie improves a lot. This could have been an interesting original take on the horror genre. The slow start really sinks this for me.Read More