"Great. Now we have a reason to fear windmills, too."
Going into
The Windmill I figured that it was going to be a fun
Slasher flick throwback kind of thing. The fact that it was originally titled
The Windmill Massacre probably had something to do with it, because a movie with the word massacre in the title that involves a creepy dude with a scythe running around cutting people down kinda screams
Slasher flick.
The Windmill though, while being a
Slasher flick, is also a
Supernatural story about... well, something else.
I don't want to ruin the plot for you, so I'll just say that this is a
Slasher of a different color and leave it at that.
And it's a pretty good one at that.
A group of tourists board a bus to take a trip through the scenic
Dutch countryside, because that sounds fun. From the get go, it's clear that they all have something shady about them, even the cute-as-a-button
Jennifer. Especially her, actually. How all of these people with deep dark secrets all ended up on the same bus in
Holland though, I have no idea. Must be fate.
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| WHAT DID THEY DO? |
Of course, the bus breaks down in the middle of nowhere in the dead of night, but luckily for the passengers that there's a windmill close by. They can probably get some help there, or at least some finely-ground
Dutch flour. Or maybe all that's waiting for them there is painful death at the hands of its disfigured, scythe-wielding
Miller. It's definitely one of those three.
Hellish retribution ensues.
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| TAKE HIS HAND, SNOWFLAKE. HE MEANS YOU NO HARM. |
The Windmill was an entertaining
Supernatural Slasher. It could have used a bit more action and gore in place of some of the longer, more drawn out scenes of exposition, but for the most part, it held our interest and delivered a competently engrossing story that we enjoyed.
The Miller made for an imposing threat, and the kills he unleashed on his victims were inspiring, with a few of them even being impressive.
Aside from the always cool
Noah Taylor, the rest of the cast was new to us. They all did a fine job in their roles, but
British QT Charlotte Beaumont stood out the most to us, mainly because she's a
QT. She also made for a decent heroine/
Final Girl too.
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| BY THE LOOKS OF HIM, BEING A MILLER HAS CERTAINLY BEEN A BIT OF A GRIND. ZING! |
There are some good kill scenes throughout this one, the last one being our favorite.
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| POOR KID NEVER SAW IT COMING... |
No nudity in this one, folks.
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| WHAT SAY YOU LOSE THE SWEATER? |
If you're looking for a decent
Slasher-esque flick that has bit more to offer, then
The Windmill is definitely one to check out. It's not a ground-breaking effort or anything, but it's well made, fun, and has some pretty cool visceral thrills throughout.
Give it a rent.
C+
The Windmill is available now on
VOD.
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