In an exciting story, we begin to recount the events of that story about a family that lived in the 1980s, who rented a person to restore her teenage son from a strange cult. In the end, the family is surrounded by a group of chefs through their cabin, demanding the boy again.
The movie does what it sets out to do: stranding the viewer in a dark place, surrounded by remorseless predators. It's an old recipe that can still please a crowd.
for the most part Jackals is best regarded as a genre amusement ride, always well crafted if never distinguished enough to achieve genuine cult status.
Its run-of-the-mill standoff may appease some hardcore horror buffs, but it offers nothing to the rest of us and will likely be forgotten before the blood on the ground dries.