The Parkers, a reclusive family who follow ancient customs, find their secret existence threatened as a torrential downpour moves into their area, forcing daughters Iris and Rose to assume responsibilities beyond those of a typical family.
A crunching, visceral transplant for this cannibal tale from its urban Mexican setting to an American milieu.
Like Mickle’s previous monster picture, Stake Land, this is slow, melancholy and elegant – and then not. A reasonably savoury stew.
A superb grief-soaked horror set in a desperated, godless universe, WAWWA is unnverving and moving in equal measures, easily eclipsing the original.
Beautifully restrained atmospherics only let down by a clumsy third act. Still, pay-off a killer.
Some of the film is gruesome in the extreme but there is always lyricism and pathos alongside the bloodletting.
Another pointless remake.
A rare example of a remake that is as good as, if not better, than the original.
Flawed, then, but laudable nonetheless – and worthy of an extra cheer for having the wit and chutzpah to close to the strains of Tommy Strange singing It Was Me that Made Her Bad.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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