7/10
White Settlers
2 December 2017
This had the makings of a brilliant film, unfortunately it is failed by a resolution that is no resolution at all. Mr and Mrs City Slick decide to relocate to a remote area of Scotland, well, she does. The property they buy has a history, and the viewer is led to believe there may be a supernatural connection. When it materialises, very soon, the menace turns out to be terrestrial in the extreme.

The countryside is not a quiet place, even if no one is around, and on their first night there alone, without electricity thanks to a mishap by her, she hears noises, first outside the house, which turns out to be a pig, then by what appears to be a noise from within. By this time he has had enough, being thoroughly exhausted after a day of heavy DIY, and more than a little nookie, but he goes to investigate, reluctantly, and does not return. Then we see another pig, one on two legs. Actually there are several of them, invaders wearing pig masks. What do they want? It isn't what they want so much, as what they have to offer, a night of sheer terror. Alas, as stated, there is no proper resolution, and the ending is very weak, though nowhere near as tragic as it could have been.
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