I have had more enjoyable migraine headaches than sitting through this movie.

There were so many ways to make this better

Jeff Evans-Todd and Coyote Roberts in Beyond the Woods (2019)

Coyote Roberts in Beyond the Woods (2019)

Christie Burke and Coyote Roberts in Beyond the Woods (2019)

Broadus Mattison in Beyond the Woods (2019)

Edmonton Festival of Fear - Awards for Best Actor and Best Canadian Feature Film for "Beyond the Woods"

Brayden DeMorest-Purdy in Beyond the Woods (2019)

Coyote Roberts

Jeff Evans-Todd

Broadus Mattison

Brayden DeMorest-Purdy

Psychological thriller which follows Detective Reeves&apos; investigation after Laura Bennett&apos;s death and the disappearance of her brother Jack. The suspect at hand is the mysterious Andrew Bennett.

Beyond the Woods

Slow Burn Tension

What I couldn&apos;t reconcile with this film was why it had a low rating score and yet had several wins in the awards circuit. So I decided to make up my own mind about it. Firstly this is an ensemble cast of 3 main actors who for the most part do a sterling job with a scant dialogue script. They create an air of tension and frustration around a murder and missing person. Steven Roberts plays Andrew Bennett a solitary widower living in an isolated snowbound area close to a forest. Roberts finds a convincing balance between giving off a caring persona and a cruel individual. Jeff Evans-Todd plays Jack Rogers the brother-in-law of Bennett. Prior to his sister&apos;s funeral, Jack visits Bennett to support him through his grief. However, finding evidence that not all seems as it is, he has no option than to confront Bennett. The camera work captures the austere landscape and the severe climate which adds to the hopelessness of Jack&apos;s situation. This isn&apos;t a gun toting, ultra violent action movie but a slow burn that builds the narrative and tension gradually. It&apos;s probably more a 5 to 6 rating but I rated it 7 as the low score ratings here are unjustified.

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What I couldn't reconcile with this film was why it had a low rating score and yet had several wins in the awards circuit. So I decided to make up my own mind about it. Firstly this is an ensemble cast of 3 main actors who for the most part do a sterling job with a scant dialogue script. They create an air of tension and frustration around a murder and missing person. Steven Roberts plays Andrew Bennett a solitary widower living in an isolated snowbound area close to a forest. Roberts finds a convincing balance between giving off a caring persona and a cruel individual. Jeff Evans-Todd plays Jack Rogers the brother-in-law of Bennett. Prior to his sister's funeral, Jack visits Bennett to support him through his grief. However, finding evidence that not all seems as it is, he has no option than to confront Bennett. The camera work captures the austere landscape and the severe climate which adds to the hopelessness of Jack's situation. This isn't a gun toting, ultra violent action movie but a slow burn that builds the narrative and tension gradually. It's probably more a 5 to 6 rating but I rated it 7 as the low score ratings here are unjustified.

Psychological thriller which follows Detective Reeves' investigation after Laura Bennett's death and the disappearance of her brother Jack. The suspect at hand is the mysterious Andrew Bennett.

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