
A couple of college students known only as the Girl and the Guy are traveling home to Delaware the day before Christmas Eve. They're on a frozen road that the Guy is convinced is a scenic short-cut. In the middle of nowhere in below freezing conditions they are run off the road by a hit and runner. They soon realize they're caught in a supernatural bubble where a crime from 1953 is doomed to repeat itself, year after year threatening new victims. The Guy attempts to walk back... (Full plot summary below)
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A couple of college students known only as the Girl and the Guy are traveling home to Delaware the day before Christmas Eve. They're on a frozen road that the Guy is convinced is a scenic short-cut. In the middle of nowhere in below freezing conditions they are run off the road by a hit and runner. They soon realize they're caught in a supernatural bubble where a crime from 1953 is doomed to repeat itself, year after year threatening new victims. The Guy attempts to walk back to the last petrol station but his wounds from the crash are worse than he let on.
Leave your thoughts about Wind Chill.
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertElevates familiar fright motifs to levels of shivery dismay. |
| FilmJerk.comEdward HavensAll surface and no depth, with an incongruous ending that makes for an unsatisfying ending to an indecisive movie. |
| Apollo GuideBrian WebsterAfter a great set-up, we're left stranded by the side of the road, wishing the filmmakers had come up with a conclusion at least somewhere close to as good. |
| CinemaBlend.comBrian HolcombImagine a campfire story told by Jack London after downing a bottle of Jack Daniels. The chilly atmosphere would be in full force but the plotting might be a bit punch drunk. |
| Reel.comTimothy KnightWind Chill suffers from an underdeveloped screenplay, which feels like a first draft, erroneously deemed ready for production. |
| Film Journal InternationalFrank LoveceA tidy little ghost story, with interesting characters, a captivating performance by up-and-comer Emily Blunt. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckFor all its flaws, is an often spooky and imaginative ghost story that contains a genuine creepiness. |
| The New York TimesAndy WebsterA moody, spooky tale, rendered with laudable economy. |
| Los Angeles TimesEd GonzalezThis isn't merely a horror film about things going bump in the night, but a study of the effects of desolation on our sense of personal consciousness. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...a refreshingly adult horror effort that boasts a pair of phenomenal lead performances. |