The Wraith Reviews

The Wraith is a revenge flick like no other. It's kind of like Mad Max meets The Exterminator. So much awesomeness in this movie from the cars to the music. It's pure 80's, cheesy at times but with a lot of charm. Oddly while given top billing, Charlie Sheen only appears in the movie in small doses not counting scenes of The Wraith all suited up. But luckily 80's uber-babe Sherilyn Fenn gets a lot of screen time, and this is tan, blonde highlights Sherilyn Fenn before she went all goth in the 90's. Nick Cassavetes is the leader of the gearhead punks, sort of like a Brooklyn toughguy dropped in the middle of the Nevada desert. Randy Quaid plays the sheriff and he likes to drive points home by decapitating paper dolls. Point taken, Randy. Car chases and explosions abound, a mysterious disappearing leg brace, and Clint Howard looking like Eraserhead. All that adds up to some great late-night popcorn fun. Enjoy the ride.