Cold Prey (2006) Review

After watching all of the main tentpole horror franchised, I didn't know what horror movies to watch next.  So I turned to Reddit and asked the horror subreddit what horror franchised I should watch next.  The first comment was Cold Prey.  So, I decided to go back to my Norwegian roots and check out this frosty film.



Cold Prey follows a group of friends who decided to go snowboarding in the remote mountains of Norway.  When one of them breaks their leg, they take shelter in an abandoned ski resort.  Unfortunately, they aren't alone.  A psycho killer also lives in the resort, and he wants to add more bodies to his collection.

What Works:

Cold Prey is a pretty standard slasher movie, but it has two things going for it.  First of all is the setting.  The Norwegian mountains are beautiful and it works as a great setting for the movie.  The logic of them being trapped makes sense and you aren't screaming at the characters for making stupid decisions.  They have a friend with a broken leg and are stranded.  It's an understandable predicament.

Also, the main protagonist, Jannicke (Ingrid Bolso Berdal), is great.  She is smart, capable, and has survival skills.  She is the one who steps up to take care of her friend with the broken leg.  She doesn't give up and continues to fight with all of her strength against the killer.  She makes decisions the audience would make in the same situation, and that's huge for a slasher movie.

What Sucks:

I wouldn't say this sucks, but Cold Prey doesn't really do anything special.  It's a solid slasher movie, but doesn't go beyond that.  It's perfectly fine, but nothing too memorable.

One other point, that isn't a flaw for me, but will be for people who don't like subtitles.  The entire movie is in Norwegian, so if you don't like to read along with your movies, you may want to skip this one.

Verdict:

Cold Prey is a solid slasher film with a great setting and protagonist.  It's fine for any horror fans, but does;t break any new ground or doing anything spectacular.  

 6/10: Ok 

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