The Last Winter (2006 film)
The Last Winter (2006 film)
Summary
An environmental specialist sent to evaluate the environmental impact of oil drilling in the Arctic clashes with the drilling crew's chief, who wants to get the job done. Strange events begin to plague the crew, and they are soon cut off from the outside world. The crew are quickly subjected to the full force of Mother Nature's wrath, and there is no visible escape.
Details
- Release Date: 2006
- Country/Language: US/Iceland, English
- Genres/Technical: Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller
- Setting: Modern or Near Future Arctic, Cthulhu End Times
- Runtime: 1 hr 41 min
- Starring: Ron Perlman, James Le Gros, Connie Britton
- Director: Larry Fessenden
- Writer: Larry Fessenden, Robert Leaver
- Producer/Production Co: Antidote Films (I), Glass Eye Pix, Zik Zak Kvikmyndir
- View Trailer: (link)
- TVTropes: (link)
- IMDB page: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: (not rated) (probably equivalent to an R for Violence, Profanity, and Sexual Content and Nudity)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)
Not exactly a "Lovecraftian" film in the sense of being based on any of Lovecraft's work or containing references to his creations, though some viewers may find the location and atmosphere suggestive of Lovecraft's work (an "Eldritch Location" film).
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- Horror News dotnet, (link) - "Darkness and isolation. Both underutilized and presented in a manner that is at most only mildly creepy.... any opportunity for tension when it really mattered was ruined by the laughable third act and sloppy direction...."
- Richard Scheib at the Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (Three & a Half Stars) (link) - "The Last Winter develops slowly to arrive at a fervid cabin fever nightmare. The threat itself is a vague and never-fully seen one."
Synopsis
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Sent to evaluate the environmental impact of oil drilling in the Arctic, James Hoffman clashes with the drilling crew's chief, who wants to get the job done. Strange events begin to plague the crew, and they are soon cut off from the outside world. Hoffman and the crew feel the full force of Mother Nature's wrath, and there is no visible escape.
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