8.5
A Ravaging Wind begins with an arresting and stunningly realised opening scene – so good that you wonder if the rest if the rest of the film can live up
Fluid hand-held camera work keeps this story moving, although it does plod along towards a grisly conclusion.
… finds its feet in its simplicity, harking back to teenage years and young love and all of the complicated feelings that go along with it. It reminds us of
... just bucket-loads of spew and splatter.
The scenario is ripe for lampooning, but whether the joke sustains itself for a nearly two hour running time is another matter.