In Pilgrim, a suburban family hires a troupe of actors to re-enact the first Thanksgiving for a uniquely festive feast. Things go predictably wrong when the pilgrim LARPers decide to teach the family a painful lesson in gratitude.
I can appreciate a good, ridiculous premise, and to enjoy it you’ll have succumb to the absurdity of it. My favorite plot hole was the ability to erect a giant vintage torture device in two days on an actor’s salary. I liked the cast but none more than Peter Giles as the maniacal yet charismatic, god-fearing leader of the pilgrims. The film doesn’t rely on cheap jump scares and instead dishes out haunting sights and sounds. Like Thanksgiving dinner, Pilgrim is predictable but no less delicious and gives us one more good reason to keep our holiday guest lists small.
