A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

A must see movie for classic horror fans. This is not a superficial slasher, gore fest. It is desolate like being stranded, and mood driven with ghostliness, and an overall sadness about it. For those who have a liking of darkness, snow, and cold in settings with few or only one other person to experience things, or to solely rely on this is one for you. I personally absolutely love this movie. It's one of my favorites of all time, and I've seen most. I've watched it many times. I tend to be a loner, rather than extravertish, and this movie really agrees with my personality. I fell in love with Emily Blunt as this being the first movie I ever saw her in. Though a low budget movie, I don't know how much if any, a larger budget would have improved it. It's a hidden gem.

Wind Chill is the story of two college students(their names are never mentioned in the movie, i don't know if this was intensional or not, its a bit clever you always find out in the end credits ) driving home for Christmas break who become stranded on a road off the highway after getting into a wreck. Trapped in the car to escape the desperate cold.The leads in this movie are played by Emily Blunt and Ashton Holmes,who is in a bunch of stuff but no one remembers him,both do a pretty decent acting i describe it as above average,but the problem of the film is not his performance but the plot it centers around, the theory of eternal return: is a concept that the universe has been recurring, and will continue to recur, in a self-similar form an infinite number of times across infinite time or space. Basically 'Time is a Flat Circle',the film tries to use this theory but does not execute properly, if fact it makes it more confusing.As they are trapped they son begin to experience ghostly/zombie encounters, again is not well explained or executed, and some how they are mildly scared of whats going on.It could have been a lot more interesting but it's too slow and dull for most of the movie and when the scary stuff finally does show up, it's not well executed, you leave wondering what the director was aiming for as you just get confused.

An otherwise routine horror film is given depth and power by the astounding performances of Emily Blunt and Ashton Holmes. It is, however, Emily Blunt who sharply stands out and after only a few moments on screen seems clearly destined for cinema stardom. She is absolutely incredible as a college student who agrees to share a ride home during the Christmas holiday with a strange male student who she doesn't realize their trip is no accident. Holmes does well in conveying an edgy oddness and yet a vulnerability which ultimately elicits sympathy. Blunt gives her character strength and depth, never sinking into the abyss of the helpless female who hair-pullingly screams constantly. This a very real young woman as only Emily Blunt could play her. For some of us, this was our first encounter with Blunt and the recognition of her greatness was both obvious and unavoidable. In many ways she reminds those who appreciate great cinema of another actress named Emily of even more fantastic talent: the magnificently gifted Emily Watson. With work and experience, Emily Blunt might well approach the great artistic heights of Watson one day. Such is a quite worthy goal.

I'm sure some folks (particularly those who dine on a regular diet of horror films) won't find this movie to be terribly scary. Personally, it scared the shiznit out of me.As others have noted, it's more of a psychological thriller than a gorefest. I prefer these kinds of movies.Yes, it has some slow moments, but it builds up in terms of intensity.For reference, I watched Silent Hill, and was just not as impressed with that movie as this one. That film was what I would call "over the top." The Ring is another horror movie that I consider scary as hell. (American version, I haven't seen the original Japanese.) Overall verdict: This is a lower-budget, scary-as-hell, closer-to-life psychological horror movie that in my personal opinion is well underrated.