Let’s Ride #15!
Eliza Dushku and Desmond Harrington battle a cannibalistic crew of inbred West Virginians in 2003’s Wrong Turn! Written by Alan B. McElroy (Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers, Spawn film) and directed by Rob Schmidt, the film is a surprisingly well done flick with a bare bones style that allows for lots of action, decent effects, and a ton of gore.
The film wastes no time getting to the action and terror. After a brief prologue that gives us a taste of what our antagonists are capable of, we are introduced to our heroes when Chris Flynn (Harrington) has a collision on a backroad with the vehicle that the rest of the film’s stars happen to have stopped on the road. Why are they stopped? Because someone conveniently laid a strip of barbed wire on the road. Soon enough, the group splits into a couple (Kevin Zegers, Lindy Booth) that stay behind at the cars and Flynn, Jessie (Dushku), Scott (Jeremy Sisto), and Carly (Emmanuelle Chriqui), who begin walking down the road looking for help. The first group is quickly killed by the cannibals. The second group manage to find the cannibal homestead and enter it in the hopes of finding a phone. They are soon discovered and a wild chase begins. Will all four of them survive? Watch Wrong Turn and see what happens!
As I mentioned earlier, this film wastes no time getting to the action. Its plot is simple and works well on the screen. All of the cast do wonderful jobs, especially Jeremy Sisto, who, in my opinion, is criminally underused in most of the films in which he is cast. The movie has some of the coolest kills that I’ve seen in a film in a long time. Without spoiling too much, I’m especially fond of the pine tree kill.
The film spawned a number of direct-to-DVD sequels, none of which I’ve seen. From what I’ve read about them, they aren’t worth my time. I may still attempt to watch one or two of them. That said, if you haven’t watched Wrong Turn, you need to see it.
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