In a Violent Nature has glaring issues in every aspect of the film. The writing is bad. The acting is bad. The editing is bad. The pace is wrong. The sound design is bad. The mood is off. I can't think of anything this film got right.

I seriously feel like I'm the victim of a really bad hoax. This whole thing - from beginning to end - feels like someone said, _"Let's make a film that's pretty much just another_ Friday the 13th _film and it's not all that good and there's not really any depth to it but it has a lot of violent kill scenes, but let's talk it up really big on social media and in the press, like it's a really great movie, and let's see how many people will fall for it and sit through the entire thing."_ Sadly, I was one of those who fell for it and sat through the entire film. I will say this: If violent kill scenes are your thing, then you'll probably enjoy the kill scenes in _In a Violent Nature_. Apart from that aspect, however, there's little to nothing left to enjoy. The movie was identical to the original _Friday the 13th_ movie, complete with a big, bald, horribly disfigured killer who was - in his childhood years before - a victim of a bunch of uncaring adults. He returns years later (_a la_ Jason Voorhees) to wreak vengeance on all who provoke him in taking away his last memory of his long-dead mother. Seriously. It's **that much** like the _Friday the 13th_ film. As a photographer, however, I have to give major props to whomever did the cinematography in this film; there were absolutely gorgeous shots, the angles used were brilliant, the lighting, etc. Similarly, I give credit to the sick minds who came up with some of the various kill scenes…although it disturbs me that there are people out there with that kind of mentality who can think up stuff like this. If, after reading this, you still think this movie is all that the press and social media hype have made it out to be and you decide to watch it anyway, at least do yourself a tiny service by not bothering to sit through the end credits like I did. There's nothing there...no "easter egg", no bonus scenes, no lead-in to any kind of a sequel, just nothing. When the end credits start rolling, if you're still watching, believe me: You can turn it off. It's over. The ending was so abrupt that I actually (and I rarely do this) sat through the entirety of the closing credits expecting/wondering if something was going to happen. Nothing does. I usually say something like _"Your mileage may vary"_ but if it does in this case, then you and I are on very different pages. And that's okay. We each have our own likes/dislikes and while I found this to be "wonderful" as far as the violent kill scenes, I found absolutely nothing else to like about it. The characters were so unbelievably shallow that you didn't care about the bad acting or the lousy dialogue; you just wanted two things: (1) Kill them all in a wonderfully gruesome manner and (2) End this bad movie. For me, this was a huge disappointment/letdown. I really do wonder if I fell prey to a bad hoax. There was nothing about this movie that even remotely came close to all the write-up and press reviews I've read about it. Sure glad I didn't waste $30 to go see it in a theater. What a huge disappointment.

The killer pov makes this one unique and we follow almost every one of his footsteps as he chases people, it all feels like watching a Discovery Channel documentary. So slow like a turtle chasing a rabbit at times which is frustrating and repetitive. I get why they did it like that because of the documentary aspect but we don't need to see him walking endlessly and retrieving his weapons over and over it's a waste of your viewer's time. Not sold on that part of the concept, it's just a lazy way to fill up the runtime. It's a rough start and the first kill doesn't sell it but after that the kills are on a whole other level. Some of the coolest most creative kills i've ever seen in fact, my favorite was one that involved a head going through something, who thought of that it's so twisted?! Gotta respect the practical effects as well, such a rarity these days. Not much story in here but I liked the campfire story and the supernatural aspect of Johnny, he has this Jason vibe. The dragging hooks, axe and firefighter mask adds a lot of fun and uniqueness. The underwater part was such a good idea. It's so minimalistic right down to the complete lack of music or score. Nice camerawork. Some god awful red flag characters that managed to get too much screen time somehow. Weird last couple of minutes and ending. Overall I don't think the potencial was used to it's fullest but I still highly enjoyed it, the killer's really cool and there's enough bloody gory gruesome kills to call it a good time. I'd take a sequel or two but less walking and more killing please.

I like the concept of a slasher movie done through the killer's POV. And some parts of the movie were well made, but the dialogue and the acting is horrendous. It drags down the whole movie. I would've liked if they have committed to the idea of doing the whole movie through the killer's POV. It would've required some clever ideas and editing tricks so that it won't become repetitive and boring. But if they have stuck the landing with the idea, the movie would be even more visceral with no bad dialogue or acting halting the pace. Otherwise the gore is executed beautifully juxtapose with the serene and calm nature. I really wish they would've stuck the landing because it has the potential.