After a mother and son get in a car wreck, they soon become hunted by Bambi, a mutated grief-stricken deer on a deadly rampage seeking revenge for the death of his mother.
Posted: November 13, 2025
Let me start by saying that I am extremely grateful Bambi: The Reckoning was only an hour and twenty minutes long. If it had been any longer, I might have started rooting for the evil deer just so it could put me out of my misery. Having recently watched Screamboat, I did find it to be just a tiny bit better. The only reason though is because this movie had better acting. Story wise, Screamboat wins by a mile because at least I understood what was happening in that one.
This movie begins with what I think were hunters shooting at a turkey, or maybe a chicken, or possibly a very confused forest creature that wandered into the wrong scene. It’s hanging from a tree for reasons the movie cannot be bothered to explain. Then we jump to a mother and her son getting into a van to visit grandma for the weekend. At least that’s what I got out of it. Fun family getaway, right? Wrong.
Their trip ends when a dinosaur-ish deer monster, possibly Bambi, possibly Bambi’s mother, or possibly whatever the creators slapped together the night before filming, flips the van off the road. The driver dies, probably, and the mother and son sprint off into the woods at night. Somehow, without a compass, a map, or even a half working brain after that crash, they magically run straight to the relatives house all while being chased by a demonic deer. Sure! Absolutely! Let me try that the next time I get lost in the middle of nowhere with a concussion.
Then we meet delusional grandma. She spends her days drawing creepy deer pictures, having evil deer visions, and does not recognize anyone. No ones seems to ask questions on why, which I guess, is perfectly normal behavior for this movie. Yet at the end she suddenly becomes a sharpshooting action hero who remembers everyone’s name and blasts the villain in the head with a rifle like she has been training for this her entire life. Speaking of the villain, I still do not know if he was a bad guy or if he was simply trying to capture the demon deer so it would stop ruining everyone’s weekend. The movie never explains anything, ever.
The deer monster itself keeps changing size like it is playing a game of guess my height. In one scene it is a towering beast that could stomp a passenger van flat. In the next, it is basically a slightly oversized deer that could probably be shooed away with a broom. Pick a size, any size, and stay with it.
And the strange moments never stop. One girl smiles while being chased by the killer deer like she is posing for a horror themed yearbook photo. Random rabbits go full rage mode and start attacking people. A teenager get’s his head smashed in a bear trap, but it’s the tiny bunnies that seal his fate. A 10 year old boy is behind the wheel driving a camper while the mom sits in the passenger seat. The mother gets upset that others are trying to kill the monster that has spent the entire movie trying to kill them. For the love of god, make it make sense, please.
Yes, a few death scenes are entertaining, but that does not fix the fact that the story is a complete mess. The characters all have British accents, which made it even harder to understand what anyone was saying. I actually watched the beginning twice because I thought I missed something important. Spoiler alert, I did not. Nothing important happens at any point. Let me just say the only name I remember in the movie is Benji, who was the little boy. I’m not sure if any of the other characters even had names other than just “grandma”, and I just finished watching it.
Some people out there might enjoy this movie, and that is great for them. I am not one of those people. I am convinced the only praise this movie gets is for the kills, because there is nothing else to praise. If all you want is some random gore, go ahead and watch it. Otherwise, avoid this thing like the deer itself is chasing you.
Overall Verdict: If you wanna see some decent death scenes, but mainly how a movie shouldn't be made, then go ahead and watch it. If you want a good story, I reckon you find it where Bambi isn't.
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