Reviews

story: Ada is a teenager living with her family in a backwoods community which worships a pit, yes, a pit that is obscurely their saviour as well as their death, The potter has a vision which he makes into a jug face whose ever face it is are sacrificed to the pit. Ada is pregnant and is shocked to stumble upon the next jug face, which is hers, The Pit wants what it wants else it condemns the community, now she wants to escape this somehow!

This is one movie I liked in theme of hick-type parochial groups, that talks old backwoods slang,This set up is not new however, the story is. me I'm not a big fan of "village' you might wonder why lot of people compare it to the village, it's holds similar the style and ambiance but this one moves at a pretty decent pace and we are in for a thrill every now and then unlike the trend in similar movies where we wait for it all to unravel in the end. The story is simple, like all powerful movies, it's the emotional journey that the character takes, we take along with her, remaining strong till the very end makes it a good watch.

The Woods is one such a movie you might watch forgetting what's around you it takes you right where it all takes place, the boarding school from the moment it begins. It is a story of an impudent, "gifted" girl in a repressive boarding school with it's own dark secret. Having been a fan of Lucky McKee, the way he portrays his female leads, for example, May (2002), this was another addition to his frail yet fatal characters. surrounding his leads is a tragedy, a woeful attraction. This film is one that would leave you in awe rather than scare or horror. it's a slow paced mood is enjoyable as lingering memories as if we experience it firsthand and not watching it as audience. The film is set in 60s and it remains loyal to its set up. The subtlety of the film is what is scary if you must!