LoginJudging from my other reviews, you would not think that horror films would be my thing, especially very gory ones. Actually aim to have a diverse taste in film, so seeing films from all decades and genres with no bias intended. Plus have seen my fair share of horror franchises where at least one film has been good.
Found myself surprisingly enjoying 'Wrong Turn' when slowly working my way through the films. Despite the mixed to negative critical reception, to me flaws and all it is the best of the 'Wrong Turn' films by quite some way, was less impressed with the sequels. It doesn't get everything completely right, but it is a long way from a wrong turn and is instead a worthwhile one.
'Wrong Turn' is in terms of story simplistic and derivative admittedly. It also has thinly sketched characters, cheesy dialogue and a run-out-of-ideas ending. A longer length would definitely have helped, there were times where the film's duration felt too brief. So those are reasons enough to dislike the film and consider it bad.
However, quite a lot is done right in 'Wrong Turn' as well. It has a slick and atmospheric visual look and has a wonderfully mysterious and creepy setting. The make-up is also well done. One of 'Wrong Turn's' biggest stars is the special effects, which send a chill down the spine in how realistically horrifying they are.
The music score is suitably eerie and Rob Schmidt adeptly pays tribute to 1970s exploitation cinema. While the story may not be perfect in how it's executed, it really does deliver on the creepy mood, the gruesome shocks and also the fun. There is a lot of gore here but mostly it is not used in a cheap way, there are times where it is not needed but generally the mood isn't compromised.
Despite the lack of development for the characters, the acting is not bad at all. Desmond Harrington, Eliza Dushku and Emmanuelle Chriqui in fact give pretty ballsy performances.
In conclusion, worthwhile. 6/10 Bethany Cox
Wrong Turn Reviews
A worthwhile turn
Posted : 2 years, 2 months ago on 3 March 2022 11:53
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An average movie
Posted : 9 years, 7 months ago on 24 September 2014 11:33
For some reasons, I ended up watching this flick in the movie theater with a chick I knew and, looking back, I seriously wonder why we decided to pick up this flick. Anyway, it is basically a really unremarkable slasher flick which could be almost considered as a remake of ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’. The only point of interest would be to have such charming actresses like Eliza Dushku and Emmanuelle Chriqui on the screen but even them couldn’t really save this flick. I mean, it wasn’t really awful but I just really didn’t care about the whole thing. Apparently, it was actually quite successful on DVD and, therefore, they launched quite an impressive franchise with no less than 5 direct-to-dvd sequels (obviously, I haven’t seen any of them and I’m not planning to). Eventually, the director Rob Schmidt would direct another thriller called 'The Alphabet Killer', starring once again Eliza Dushku and, even though it was still rather underwhelming and even cheaper to look at, at least, it developped a few interesting ideas about a cop slowly becoming insane. Anyway, coming back to our main feature, I think it is a really weak horror flick and I don’t think it is really worth a look, except maybe if you are a die-hard fan of the genre.
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Wrong Turn review
Posted : 13 years, 7 months ago on 24 September 2010 10:00
Chris Flynn is driving his car for a job interview in another city. However, an accident with a trunk transporting chemical products blocks the highway and Chris looks for an alternative route through the mountains of West Virginia to accomplish his schedule. Due to a lack of attention, he crashes another car parked in the middle of the road with flat tires. Chris meets a group of five friends, who intended to camp in the forest, and they decide to leave the couple Francine and Evan on the place, while Chris, Jessie, Carly and her fiancé Scott tries to find some help. They find a weird cabin in the middle of nowhere, where three violent cannibalistic mountain men with the appearance of monsters live. The two couples try to escape from the mountain men while chased by them.
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