Creatures, bound by the blood of the wolf, that can kill with curses and move at lightening speed, watching the night sky for the rise of the blood-red crescent moon. They are SKINWALKERS. They feed on our flesh and thirst for the taste of human blood. The red moon signals each pack, divided by principles, hell bent to survive an ancient prophecy.
The problem with most werewolf movies isn't that they're derivative, but that they're badly written, badly acted, or just plain silly. Skinwalkers hits the trifecta: all three apply.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
11 Aug 2007
rotten:
Yawningly directed by Jim Isaac, Skinwalkers is a slavering mess that buries its clunky addiction metaphor beneath a welter of genre cliches, all delivered in extra-slow motion.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
11 Aug 2007
rotten:
On the fright scale, this pack of werewolves ranks below a basket of puppies.
– Lisa Rose,
Newark Star-Ledger,
13 Aug 2007
rotten:
Skinwalkers is never able to escape its fundamental preposterousness. You've seen worse, but, trust me, you've seen better.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
13 Aug 2007
fresh:
A throwback to workmanlike '70s and '80s-era low-budget action thrillers.