In the small town of Huguenot, Timothy approaches his thirteenth birthday, unaware this milestone marks the time of his transformation. His mother Rachel fears her son's health is deteriorating. But those around him those who have guarded him since birth know Timothy is a half-blood and that when the red moon is full, he will finally have the power to control his family's destiny. They also know that Timothy's gift puts his life in grave danger.

The term 'Skinwalker' is derived from a Navajo myth and is said to be a 'demon' or a human being that could shape-shift into any animal he desires. In this movie, Skinwalkers are illustrated as conventional werewolves, which perhaps has become a little plain and uninspiring to the avid movie-goer.

The story begins just days before Timothy's (Matthew Knight) thirteenth birthday, a date when his long-awaited transformation would take place. Young Timothy is a half-breed - half-human and half-Skinwalker - who holds the power to save his family and end the suffering for all those trapped in their cursed forms.

Sounds like a big deal, eh? Well, not when it seems like the total Skinwalker population only amounts to roughly 15 people and the 'power' he holds is not really as august as it's made out to be.

The Skinwalkers are divided into two warring factions: one wishes to end the curse forever and continue living a free life as normal human beings and the other is consumed by their beastly need for blood and flesh and will do anything to feed their addiction, including terminating an innocent child and forever being enslaved as Skinwalkers.

The cast, which consists of Jason Behr (who plays Varek, the leader of the bandit Skinwalkers), Rhona Mitra (as Timothy's mother, Rachel) and Elias Koteas (as Timothy's uncle, Jonas) among others, are a collective bunch with a good measure of experience and depth to inject their characters. However, the same can't be said for little Matthew Knight who is just downright trite and derived. His flirting scene with a hospital nurse is repugnant and the poor boy looked like he was picked out from a kindergarten play for this movie.

Lacklustre effects and stale art direction made the Skinwalkers' character design unimaginative. Although the storyline is hot-knife-through-butter linear, it could have been improvised by placing a little history lesson on the characters. More flashbacks on the relationship between Rachel and her husband would have been a plus and the ending could have been tweaked to blow us away. The dialogue was cleverly written to fuel a bombastic ending using grandiose words, but alas, only manages to produce a silent fart. What an anti-climax.