Review – The Objective

Like The Last Winter, this is an indie horror picture that does a reasonably good job of taking itself seriously. Unlike Winter, however, this one lacks interesting characters as well as an overall raison d’être. A CIA operative leads a squad of mercenaries into the hills of Afghanistan in search of a dark, supernatural force. What they find – after considerable go-nowhere meandering – is a smidge too Close Encounter-y, but it does pack enough understated menace to keep things interesting. Mildly amusing