Cabin is a First Rate Horror/Myster

Rating: 7/10 (26 July 2013)

Witty, crafty, sneaky and good production values (30 million in budget helps) make this horror movie with a "social message" engaging and intriguing.
The characters are interesting and played with such an understated low key, natural energy that the typical "over the top bad acting" associated with most horror films is a welcomed missing component of this film. The characters are diverse and actually interesting.
The story development is well done. Yeah, like most films, the story sags and drags at times; yet my desire to "figure out the plot" never slowed. Multiple story lines develop into one cohesive and congruent story with a funky finish. I had a couple of "WTF" moments during the film. The subtly at which the writers and producers poke fun at the typical stereo-types of horror films is done with masterful of understated sarcasm. There is a voyeur quality to the films underlying message. The balance of humor and horror story-telling is first rate.
The film's commentary on the manner in which some members of our global society are willing to accept and even celebrate violence against other innocent people so that a concept, "religion" or cause survives is vibrantly interwoven into the subtle and at times, over the head with a mallet, story telling.
No matter the level and skill of the satirical and anti-societal humor as well as the clever and tangled story-development, this is a horror film. The horror scenes are on par with many of the other films in this genera: over the top, quick, gory and with unspeakable violence that is likely to haunt your imagination for days.