I was really looking forward to seeing this but it ended up being kind of a let down. Justine (Garance Marillier) is thrilled to get early admittance to the same prestigious veterinary school her sister (Ella Rumpf) attends but is unprepared for the amount of hazing and stress she must endure as a freshman. She has been a life-long vegetarian but one of her first tests of belonging is to eat a raw rabbit kidney. This taste of meat sparks a release of every hunger a young, sheltered girl can have and ultimately leads Justine down a dark and bloody path.
I think everyone knows at least one kid like Justine. They find themselves away from home and out of their parents' control for the first time and they just go nuts whether it's at college, the military, or some other group bonding ritual. There was also a lot of subtext about the rivalry between sisters, who was the "favorite", who wasn't, resentment and love all mixed together with a good spoonful of spite and jealousy. These concepts have been explored before. In fact, this reminded me of nothing so much as Ginger Snaps: the College Years with cannibalism standing in for lycanthropy.
This is one of those artsy horror films that people like to rave over but I found it a little lacking.
Pumpkin rating: 2.7/5
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