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Rabies (2010)

Directed by Navot Papushado, Aharon Keshales

Most recently watched by archstanton43, zombiefreak, schofizzy, sleestakk, noahphex

Overview

A brother and sister who run away from home find sanctuary in a deserted nature reserve. When the sister falls into the trap of a psychopathic killer, the brother sets out on a race against time to find help. In a twist of fate the rescue of the sister becomes inadvertently intertwined with the lives of a group of young tennis players, a ranger and his dog, as well as a team of policemen.

Length 90 minutes

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Viewing History (seen 1 time)


Date Viewed	Device	Format	Source	Rating
05/05/2014	TV	DVD	Rented	6.5 stars
				(Average) 6.5 stars

Viewing Notes

I’m torn on this and probably would like it more if I’d been in the proper mood. On the one hand, i enjoyed it’s subversion of the typical horror/thriller conventions. On the other, I was mostly annoyed by the, to a large degree, unlikeable characters. Early on I found myself hoping that everyone featured in the movie died some horrible death because I couldn’t find anyone to like enough to feel sympathetic for. The closest would have been the sister featured at the very beginning but her character was never given anywhere near enough depth to latch onto.

And yes, I do get that that’s the point, and that creating a sympathetic bond with any of the characters would undermine the point of the movie. In many ways Rabies is similar to Cabin in the Woods. In both cases, you learn not to care about any of the characters, which for me at least makes it easy to dismiss the film.

Watching Rabies did give me a greater appreciation for Big Bad Wolves though. I can definitely see the filmmakers maturing with their sophomore effort. Even though I didn’t like Big Bad Wolves as much as others, I did enjoy it, and definitely feel they’re progressing as filmmakers. It’ll be interesting to see what their third film brings.

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