Wild Country
Written and directed by Craig Strachan
Starring Samantha Shields, Martin Compston, and Kevin Quinn
Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Release Date: December 16, 2008

Wild Country, from Lionsgate, starts off like your typical horror film. The story begins with teenager Kelly Ann (Samantha Shields) giving birth to a child. Too young to care for it herself, she is told by her single mother and a priest (Martin Compston) to give up her child to another family. Sadden by this, she decides to go on a hike with a group of friends and her ex in the Scotland forest known as a Wild Country hike. It is on this hike that something goes bump in the night and threatens the lives of all the teenager.

The film, a low budget import from Scotland, overall shows a lot of promise. The script by Craig Strachan, is enjoyable enough. I thought the story, though really predictable toward the end, was satisfying and the young actors are decent but like any low budget horror film, it hits a financial snag.