Cabin Fever

Cabin Fever (IFC)
I finally caught this genuine creepfest of a horror film. The first scary movie directed by Eli Roth, this was the film that caught the eye of Quentin Tarantino who later would lend his name to HOSTEL, the torture-porn masterpiece Roth later wrote and directed. As for this movie, five friends take up in a remote woods cabin for a weekend getaway. What they encounter are very strange rednecks and flesh eating diseases. None of the horror comes from expected places and the film builds genuine tension. If the last 20 minutes get a little haywire, it's still quite a nice balancing act the director keeps for an extended eerie time. Far from a perfect film, this is a pretty terrific creepy rental.
Grade: B -