Some merit, but not much.

Rating: 3/10 (11 August 2014)

This was a film with a lot of potential, but it was just bogged down with problems. The music was a mixed bag because some of it was actually quite nice while other parts of the soundtrack were just cringe worthy. The acting is just bad even from some of the amazing actors this film received. It just felt like the film makers went with the first take and the actors weren't given enough time to get used to the style of speaking that was used in this film, although towards the end it seemed like some actors began to settle into their roles. The camera work was very competent and I really liked the look of the village. The characters had potential, but they weren't really given enough time to develop and they didn't really work off of each other very well. Nothing really scared me in the film because we never saw anyone actually get hurt, so the creatures never gave the illusion of being a threat. The motives of the elders and the way the society in the film works do bring up some interesting questions, but it just doesn't warrant an entire film being mad, and other films have touched on similar themes.