Wind Chill (2007)

Director: Gregory Jacobs

Starring: Emily Blunt, Ashton Holmes, Martin Donovan

Two college students share a ride home for the holidays, but when they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they are preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.

Wow, how did I ever miss this one? The film is interesting from the word ‘go’. Emily Blunt is so good in this film! Ashton Holmes was also good and kind of creepy. You never really know where you stand with his character. You always wonder about his intentions – even when he reveals them. I didn’t know whether I could actually trust the guy. Ashton brings this character to life in the best possible way.

The film has some truly scary moments, as if the premise alone is not enough to give you nightmares. This is an interesting supernatural drama horror-thriller. It gets really interesting (and scary) when reality and imagination blurs as their minds start playing tricks on them. I can’t help but wonder about the significance of the bathroom scene in the beginning. Was it a metaphor for what was to come: locked in with no way out and no-one to hear her?

Towards the end the film plunges you in hell as everything spins out of control. It was quite wonderful, actually.