Review of Wrong Turn

Wrong Turn (I) (2003)
2/10
Utter trash
16 May 2020
This is one of the least worthwhile horror movies I've seen in a long time. I didn't expect much, all you really want from these kinds of movies are some good kills and some good jump scares. We get neither. The opening scene tells you right away that this is a low effort rip off.

Our lead is the standard stone-faced tough guy with absolutely no depth to his character. We have 2 stoners who aren't in the film long enough to learn their names. The 2 girls who remain are basically just hot, and one happens to be engaged to our only likable character, played by Jeremy Sisto. He's not incredible, but he's somewhat charming and he was the only character I cared for even a little. He's the only person in the movie who has a little something called a "personality". So basically, in our cast of 6 characters, we only get one actual character.

The rest of the movie is just predictable schlock. Maybe enjoyable with drunk friends but nothing more. There's one somewhat cool kill, but for the most part their either off screen or incredibly bland. Admittedly I'm somewhat impervious to jump scares, but I would say they would be ineffective to most.

So basically if you've been considering giving this a watch but haven't gotten around to it yet, just save yourself the time.
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