The Reel Review
A family of three living in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles find themselves in danger after a pack of hungry, killer coyotes set their sights on them after a rare rainstorm knocks out power to their home. Real-life couple Justin Long and Kate Bosworth star in this dark comedy/horror/thriller.
There are a multitude of problems with Coyotes. Tired humor that rarely lands, pointless comic book animation introducing each character – presumably to remind us that this is supposed to be a comedy – and some fake-looking coyotes that look like the output of a low-tier AI generator are just a few of them. On top of that, the “faux”-yotes, besides targeting the family, are in pursuit of human prey so loathsome that you’ll be rooting for the CGI critters.
Long and Bosworth do their best to keep the story moving, but frankly, this B-grade creature feature garbage isn’t worth their time, or yours.
REEL FACTS
• Justin Long and Kate Bosworth met in 2021 while filming the horror/comedy House of Darkness and were married in May 2023. They welcomed a new daughter born via surrogacy in July 2025.
• Mila Harris, who plays daughter Chloe in Coyotes, has also appeared in 2023’s The Hill and 2022’s No Exit.
• Although set in L.A.’s Hollywood Hills, Coyotes was filmed in Colombia.
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