Review of I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance Is Mine

Initial Thought: So this is a tough series to watch. I hate the subject of rape, but whenever the woman or people who love her get vengeance I rejoice. The first of this trilogy was really good. It was brutal, intense, and well made given the content. The second one was a not so good. Sure it gave vengeance with a strong hand, but it was poorly made and acted. So I am a bit hopeful for this one since it's a direct sequel to part one and Sarah Butler returns.

Characters/Acting: Sarah Butler reprises her role from part one. That's enough to pull my attention. Other than her I don't really recognize anyone. She still rocks it here. She is wicked and intense. I root for her every second to take down the bastards. Her new friend Marla though is definitely my favorite. Her personality is fun and intense. I really could feel and understand where they were all coming from with my own life experiences and people I have known.

Story: Jennifer returns working for a Crisis Hotline, where a serial killer is using the hotline to target rapists. Jennifer's dark past sends detectives in her direction, but is she the killer they are looking for? Man she has to deal with messed up dudes every day! It's rough out there to be a beautiful woman I suppose. I like the mixture of reality and fantasy throughout. Wow those were some pretty brutal kills! Those guys definitely had it coming though. Such disgusting little pigs. Things got a bit crazy in the end. It does leave things open in case they planned to make a fourth one.

Directing/Writing: I've never heard of R.D. Braunstein, but I have seen the poster for his other film. Of which the ratings aren't too promising. There is no credited writer so am I to assume this is all improv. If so then I should either be disturbed or intrigued. Whatever happened I found they did a good job with it. For a director with only two films one of which has a horrible rating he did loads better than the sequel.

Final Thoughts: I actually really liked this one. It's not nearly as intense or messed up as the first of the trilogy, but it sure as hell continued the story quite well. If you liked the first one this is a good follow up. Don't let part two stray you away from this as it has nothing to do with that one.