The story of the Deer Woman is from the American Indian culture. That much they got right. It would be nice to hear about Deer Women from a writer or director who actually is American Indian. Just as a comparison. Still it's also nice to hear the euro-american's version. I just wish it wasn't the only voice out there.
This is in no way a complaint about sacred-ness, reinventing, stealing or blah blah blah. The sex, violence and humor was a fun part of the story, and exactly what I would expect from Masters of Horror. Here is my simple complaint: why can't they ever bother to find American Indian actors to play the American Indian parts. The comely Cinthia Moura (deer woman) is a performer of mixed heritage "native" to Brazil. That is not American Indian, and yet some how dopey TV and Film producers think that means the same thing. Seriously, London England is closer to America then Brazil is! Point is even a neighbor as close as the Mexican tribal people, it was vastly different in culture then the already diverse collective nations know as the American Indians. And just so there is no more confusion: American Indian means the indigenous people from the "continental 48" United States of America. Native American can obviously mean just about anything in certain peoples hands. Technically speaking anyone born somewhere is native to that place.
So let's just be honest, they hired a white chick with a tan to play an American Indian woman. Same ole... That's like going to South Africa and hiring Charlize Theron to play an aboriginal African, just cause she was born there must mean it's the same thing. At least the "harmless side-kick black cop" wasn't a white dude in black face. Good job casting that 80s cliche right.
-1star for casting non-American Indian.
5 stars for the rest of the cast that actually had lines.
3 stars for the writing and directing.
5 stars for nature's mythological beastie kicking some human ass!