"WE KILL THEM ALL" (2025) Never Lets You Forget Where You Came From (REVIEW)

Relationships can be difficult to navigate; along with the deep-rooted childhood trauma that stems into your adult life. Sometimes, we may not align with the ideals of our family and that’s okay. Everyone deserves a second chance (in most cases), and in “WE KILL THEM ALL” we come to discover that maybe some stones should be left unturned…

From Quiver Distribution and director Jeremy Drummond, “WE KILL THEM ALL” follows Megan (Chloe McClay) and her girlfriend Lane (Emma Newton) as they’re getting ready to embark on a weekend getaway at an abandoned remote resort in the mountains. Ironically, Megan used to frequent here as a child for their family vacations. After the passing of her mother, Megan’s estranged father bought the resort in hopes of restoring its livelihood. It has been eight years since the two have spoken to each other, and with the support of her girlfriend, Megan is convinced that she and her father might be able to rekindle their relationship.

A special thanks to Quiver Distribution for providing us with early access to the film for review. “WE KILL THEM ALL” is now available to rent or buy on digital streaming through Fandango At Home and Amazon!

This film is a perfect example of how a revenge story should be played out. With a decent run time of about an hour and a half, the storyline is concise and doesn’t leave any gaps for interpretation or drag on longer than it should. Megan’s father Lee (Kent Allen) is what some would call a “con artist.” From robbing banks to shooting at cops; this guy definitely never won Father of the Year. We discover later in the film that Lee has cancer and is slowly perishing away, hence wanting to make amends with his daughter and show her that he is a changed man in his old age.

While prepping for Megan and Lane’s arrival, Lee notices three men pull up to the resort, and he knows what they’re looking for. 2 million dollars to be exact… He immediately stashes the cash in a duffel bag and heads out onto the property on foot.

When Megan was younger, she and her father used to play a game where he would hide his things and leave clues around the house for her to find them. We had a feeling this might come into play later on in the film, and we were not disappointed.

Once the two girls reach the resort, Megan’s father is nowhere to be found. Right before their arrival, Lee comes face to face with one of the men, Jimmy (Leo Fafard), and let’s just say it’s not pretty… It must be mentioned how awful of a character Jimmy is. Fafard portrayed such a dislikable persona, that even we had enough of his antics. Whenever you hate a character so much, it just proves how great of an actor they truly are, so well done.

Unfortunately, Megan was never able to reunite with her father, but the ending made up for it. When the men notice Lane and Megan frantically searching for her father, they instantly believe that she must know where Lee hid the money.

The remainder of the film becomes a true battle between life and death for Megan and Lane. It’s refreshing to see two women (who are totally bad***** at that) being the protagonists while also displaying the added theme of an LGBTQIA+ relationship. McClay and Newton executed their roles exceptionally well along with the rest of the cast, probably one of our favorite elements of the film; everything just felt natural.

This wasn’t your typical game of “cat and mouse” and actually had some substance to it. The desolate resort shrouded with snow made for the perfect setting, along with the music (mixed by Gordon Neil Allen) which exuded the perfect anxiety-inducing tone. A fun little thing we wanted to point out is that WE KILL THEM ALL could possibly be considered a Christmas movie?! At least to the wandering mind like ours.

Obviously it exudes thriller, but it does take place during the holidays where you can see twinkling lights strewn along the property, along with the snowy background. Megan is also hosting what seems to be a holiday party at the beginning of the film. Either way, still an interesting thought.

More than often we see a film with so much potential, that ends up losing its drive towards the end with a bleak conclusion. This most definitely wasn’t the case with this one. As we mentioned earlier, Megan and her father played that game of “hide and seek” when she was younger, and her childhood nickname from him was “Magpie” after the bird. The couple finds a carved wooden Magpie hidden amongst a stack of logs, I’m sure you can assume where that led them next… A true full-circle moment, that also probably gave a little bit of closure to Megan’s father’s passing.

Overall, we would highly recommend this film to anyone who is a fan of a thrilling revenge story that makes its point known; one that actually delves out an ending with a payoff that is worth the watch. As a reminder, “WE KILL THEM ALL” is now available to rent or buy on digital streaming!

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