Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘Fairlane Road’

Written by Scott Edwards

I have always said, it is better to know where you come from when you are growing up, rather than finding out from someone else when you are grown up. You should never have any surprises about your past late in life, especially when it is your life. So many people try to hide their past for various reasons, such as being judged harshly by others, but if people cannot accept you for who you are, they should not be part of your life going forward. As kids seem to learn less and less about history these days, I would hope that their parents are at least teaching them about their family trees and what it means to them to carry the family name.
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While preparing for a Vegas weekend getaway with his girlfriend Sharon, Nick gets a call from his mother, shaming him to go out to the desert to take care of his Uncle Jack. Although he does not want to break his plans, it is for family and Nick has to find a good way to tell Sharon that the trip is off. Driving out to his Uncle’s house alone, Nick has to take a break to get his bearings and find out where he really is. After being approached by a couple of men on the side of the street that want to know what is up with his car, Nick is concerned that he has possibly made the wrong decision in making the trip. Getting on the old desert dirt roads, Nick is finally on the right path to his Uncle’s house on Fairlane Road, but that is just the beginning of his adventure.   

Passing a strange girl on the side of the road, Nick is pointed in the right direction toward his destination but feels like he should have done more to help her since she was in the middle of nowhere. Asking his Uncle’s nurse about the girl, she said not to worry, she knows exactly where she is going. Entering the house against Uncle Jack’s request, Nick tries his best to bond with the old dying man, but the two are not able to form any sort of rapport with each other until they start to throw down some cold ones. Nick starts to question why his uncle is out in the middle of nowhere and why he believes that there are ghosts around his property and when he gets the answer, he is blown away. With a mass grave being discovered in his backyard, full of innocent Native American bodies, at least one of them is dedicated to making his life a living hell. But when checking around the barren area, Nick finds out that there is something that his uncle is keeping from him and when being attacked by the elements, Nick finds out the gruesome reason why he has been called to the house.

Being trapped in a barren landscape like a desert is one of the things that I have always feared and this movie just put it front and center. I have heard the stories about the Native American Skinwalkers and seen them in a couple of movies, but this one has shown the birth of a vengeful one. Although Nick does not know what he is getting into when going to take care of his uncle for the weekend, he is thrown into a battle that he is not a part of. I really enjoyed Nick and Uncle Jack’s interaction in this movie, but the Skinwalker stole the show when her wrath was shown. I would hope never to meet a person who is out for my blood, especially if I was not involved in whatever forced them on the hunt. If I was to be hunted by someone, I would hope that my family would be gracious enough to make sure I knew about it before it was too late. Stay Scared.

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