Redwood (2017)

A couple hiking out in the woods, disturb a nest of vampires.

Director:

Tom Paton

Writer:

Tom Paton

Stars:

Mike Beckingham, Tatjana Nardone, Nicholas Brendon

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview:
Mike Beckingham	...	Josh
Tatjana Nardone	...	Beth (as Tatjana Inez Nardone)
Nicholas Brendon	...	Vincent
Muzz Khan	...	Steve the Ranger
Luke D'Silva	...	Man / Vampire
Jessica-Jane Stafford	...	Women
Nick Sadler	...	Nick (voice)
Max Sweiry	...	Radio Ranger (voice)
Maciej Kwiatkowski	...	Vampire
Julia Szamalek	...	Vampire
Tomasz Lewandowski	...	Vampire
Pawel Jablonski	...	Vampire

Storyline

After some bad news back at home, Musician Josh and his girlfriend Beth head out to a secluded national park in search of some clarity on the situation they'll face when they return. But the couple get more than they bargained for when they ignore the advice of Park Rangers and venture off the trail, coming face to face with The Redwood's legendary wildlife. REDWOOD brings a fresh spin to a well worn mythology to create an edge of your seat horror movie that will shred your nerves and have you thinking twice about going camping again.

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Plot Keywords:

couple relationship | woods | night | troubled relationship | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 August 2017 (UK)

Also Known As:

Рэдвуд

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stern Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Josh is heading down the basement stairs in the ranger station his hands are empty, in the next shot when he reaches the basement he is holing a machine gun.

User Reviews

Shot well but extremely predictable

This is a difficult movie to review because the description along with the opening sequence is essentially one big spoiler for the entire movie...it literally reveals the entire plot. So the actual meat of the movie is basically just a couple going for a long hike in the woods and constantly bickering until they eventually run into the aforementioned vampires.

It's a simple low budget movie but the natural beauty of the redwood forest makes for a very nice looking movie. The acting of the main cast is adequate but nothing special although early in the film there's a scene with a park ranger where the acting is particularly cringe inducing. Also the introduction of Nicholas Brendon (of past Buffy fame) was just kind of weird and poorly written. He doesn't play an important role at all, just kind of pops up out of nowhere to say his lines, act a little creepy, then isn't seen again until the end. On top of that his last line of the movie is cheesy and completely unnecessary, it seems it was included to make sure you knew they were vampires. As in he literally pops up to say "Not another vampire...". We know man, we saw it. Thanks anyway.

The biggest flaw in the movie, aside from completely spoiling the plot 5 minutes in, is the complete lack of suspense. There are no twists here, what you think is going to happen is exactly what happens and then the movie ends which is ultimately just really unsatisfying. So this movie, while it looked nice, just falls flat and honestly kinda lame. It's definitely not scary by any means. Give it a watch if you want to see a well shot but ultimately pointless movie, just don't expect much from it.