In a Violent nature, the new slasher-in-the-woods from Chris Nash, is inventive and smart — but a little flabby around the middle.
In a Violent Nature is a cool subversion of horror in a genre that understandably demands invention, but doesn't end up saying all that much.In a Violent Nature, the new slasher-in-the-woods from Chris Nash, is inventive and smart — but a little flabby around the middle. A gaunt, pallid-faced man relentlessly stalks, torments and terrifies his victims. He is cursed with a sociopathic lack of feeling, driven by seriously traumatic mommy issues — and seems to be a real fan of trees.
If it all sounds a bit similar to half a dozen other chainsaw-heavy franchises, that's intentional. As a genre built so heavily on formula, tradition and tropes, horror more than any other genre leans into its own stereotypes to comment on them. It's evident everywhere fromuses its slasher-in-the-wilderness signposts to do some expectation inversions of its own.pitches its Great Lakes setting as a character as much as, or perhaps more than, the people.
Keeping the spotlight on Johnny is important too. Because with, what Nash calls the "cannon fodder" of typical slasher movies out of our way, Johnny is now the centre of our observation. And after an hour and a half spent staring silently at the back of his maggoty head, a bit of Stockholm Syndrome might convince the audience he's just as omnipresent and permanent as the outdoors.
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