WAKE THE WITCH is another criminally boring independent horror film shot in the woods. The story is about a witch being burnt in the past and a group of friends in the wood deciding it would be a good idea to mess about with her grave. Everything that happens here is entirely routine, as predictable as you'd imagine. The acting is as wooden as it gets and every detraction you can imagine is present.

Production quality aside, which was very basic but not awful, definitely not good, the story is very scattered and nonsensical. The first 45 minutes of the film are completely boring and appear to just be filler to make this a feature length film. Oddly, the film attempts to set up a mythology of the witch at the beginning but it quickly loses that thread and once something does actually happen, it is completely unrelated to the original premise. This is not the worst movie I've ever seen, not by far. But it is pointless and there is no reason to watch it. It isn't even bad enough to where you can watch it and make fun of it or enjoy the camp on an ironic level which would at least be entertaining. This film provides no entertainment value on any level. Do not waste your time.

Since the dawn of cinema, certain movies have proved themselves to be masterpieces, worthy not only of repeated viewing, but of the highest praise from all who watch. Sadly, Wake the Witch falls nowhere near this category. In fact, to locate it in the same zip code; neigh, the same hemisphere as that type of distinction would be a gross injustice. To truly understand the depth of the worthlessness of this movie requires one to not only sit through the entire mind-numbing 114 minutes of wasted film, but to also attempt to pay attention for that span of time. Such a task proves impossible for even the most enthusiastic of terrible-movie-enthusiasts.It is one thing for a movie to not reveal its main plot for over an hour. It's an entirely other thing to do so when that plot is pointless, convoluted, and the hour-plus of waiting contains no action. Not only that, but to subject the audience to the added torture of watching the the female lead enter forests, get chased by zombie Abercrombie models, creep through houses, and get hit on by a borderline pedophile time after time after time is simply criminal. The one redeeming quality of this movie is that viewers in Lincoln could recognize some of the filming locations- small comfort, though, considering that if one tried to explain what plot points happened at these locations there would really be no answer besides "I don't know." That this movie is the worst I may ever see is a given, and to say that it is a waste of time is an understatement. Jesus Christ himself would be hard pressed to love anything about this movie other than the fact that it ends.To sum it up concisely, Wake the Witch sucks.

In short this is one of the worst indie films I have ever seen if not THE worst. The above review was actually written by one of the films crew members. So, with that said, the fact they had to trump up a "glowing" review will tell you how sad this "horror" film really is. Slow, boring, and filled with painfully bad actors, confusing shots, and a wretched score. This "movie" is more like a visit to the dentist for a root canal than a clever stylized horror film. Gaudy, stupid, and just plain irritating. Don't waste your time. Get the perfect popcorn, turn out the lights, but watch something else. Figure skating will have you more on your seat than this piece of crap.