• Director: Chris Nash
• Screenplay: Chris Nash
• Cast: Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic, Lauren-Marie Taylor
• Cinematographer: Pierce Derks
• Editing: Alex Jacobs
• Genre: Slasher
• Runtime: 94 minutes

I can’t think of another slasher film that follows the point of view of the killer themselves. In this gory flick, we observe our seemingly indestructible central figure from behind as he plod-plod-plods around the Ontario woods, slaughtering everyone in his path. It takes this format for the majority of the duration, save for the scenes focusing on a bunch of teenagers camping in the wilderness whom our mutilator hunts down person by person. I feel there’s little tension or threat because, for the most part, you can probably tell how things are going to pan out. I mean, axe-wielding murderer versus a group of teens; I wonder…? Also, you can’t exactly kill off the ‘main’ character in a flash or that’d be it over, right?

The title interests me; the word ‘nature’ is used in two ways. One alludes to emotionless killing having been woven into his psyche, and his inability to change this mindset. The other relates to the ecosystem; on display abundantly here as we take a slow burn adventure through the Canadian forests. It almost seems as though the murderer himself constitutes part of the landscape, given that he wakes up from beneath the forest floor at the start.

The gradual pace requires a bit of patience – something some audiences are perhaps lacking these days due to a culture of instant gratification. However, there’s no real payoff for being persistent and nothing new in slasher qualities but I do appreciate the fresh approach taken with the shift of perspective.

Warning: do not watch this immediately after you’ve eaten.

My rating: 5 / 10