kim ( patricia clarkson ) and george ( jake weber ) and son mile ( erik per sullivan ) be head to the country for winter weekend relief from manhattan bustling metropolis . on the way and they hit a buck and end up stick in the snow . a group of hunter who be track the buck come along . rather than help and at least one of the hunter and otis ( john speredakos ) and be mad because the accident crack the buck antler . george and kim and mile be disturb by otis and and even bad and we quickly learn that otis have learn where theyre staying . meanwhile and mile be give a wendigo ( a kind of indian shape shift spirit or monster ) token by an indian whom only he have see . be otis a psycho out to get our hero . be there wendigos in the wood . i can see where wendigo would have a number of problem appeal to viewer . it be a fairly low budget film and with technical limitation frequently show through . much of the film and and maybe all of it and be not really about the titular creature . and perhaps the fatal blow for many people and it have a very ambiguous end and with a number of question leave unanswered . if you be discourage by such ending and and you do not like film that have an aim of make you think about and discuss what everything meant and do yourself a favor and avoid wendigo . personally and i like film like that . i usually prefer some ambiguity . the marketing of wendigo be gear towards those who want a quick and scary creature flick and where they would expect a grand battle with some supernatural monster who be defeat in the end and and everything be tie up neatly except for an opening for wendigo 2 represent the monster return and but that not what this film be . wendigo be much more thoughtful and poetic than the surface of such a creature flick would suggest to most people . heck and writer or director larry fessenden even have a character and george and recite robert frost . the frost poem and and george comment that frost can evoke complex imagery and atmosphere out of seemingly simple thing and be the key to the film . one of the best thing about the film be it complexity . in a way and there be four different film occur at the same time and a thread from each character . in george thread and he isn not exactly the happy or most pleasant guy in the world and and he have some parenting problem . for him and the film be a realistic and horrific descent of his life go from bad to worse . in patricia thread and she look for rejuvenation of her life and family . she a psychologist mostly deny the problem around her and hop that they will go away and get good . in otis thread and he even more down on his luck than george and and george arrival into his life symbolize the final crack in his psychological armor . and in mile thread and which be probably the most important of the film and life be like a grand poem due to his youthful innocence and interpretation of the world . but this be a horror story and after all and albeit one with a glimmer of hope and and the event in the film give mile poetic interpretation a dark turn . still and when everything be say and do and he seem to be the only one retain his composure and due to the poetic outlook . even though the film be low budget and there be a lot of well execute high budget ambition . fessenden and director of photography terry stacey find some great shot in beautiful location and and create some interesting slide show like montage ( such a the card and or the indian wendigo image from the book ) . there be also interest more traditional montage and such a mile nightmare . wendigo be well shot and edit than many big budget film . other technical aspect be good for the budget . the wendigo appearance at the end work for me and be appropriately ambiguous . the lighting be usually good there be a few time that dark scene weren not as clear a they could have be and but it seem to be more of a problem with the film stock ( it could have be digital instead ) or transfer . i think the performance be good and far more realistic ( if you value that ) than the majority of film . although i do not really notice the score and it must have be okay and or i would have notice it with a negative judgment . overall and wendigo be a very good film that deserve to be watch without preconception and as long a you do not mind have to think about the movie you watch .