Kicking off with the positives, the absolute best thing about this film is just how different it is. This does not feel like a a studio made horror film. This feels like a director wanting to put his own stamp on the wrong turn franchise, having his own vision and freedom to do what he wants and that completely works. I always say if you're going to remake a film, take it in a different direction.
Now I'm not going to spoil anything but what I will say is the villains are really well done in this film. There's some interesting backstory, mythology and world building inside of this film and I never thought I would ever use that to describe a wrong turn film. There's also some really nice production design at certain point of the film.
I think it's also really nice that we still get films that shoot upon location and don't rely on green screen effects. This makes the film really nice to look at. Also there are some very creative traps in this film so combining that with the real location makes this film feel more real.
And finally the cast is really really good. I only know one of the actors in this film and it's nice to see new up and coming actors get to shine and show what they can do and they do a great job.
Onto the mixed aspects and first this is just to say like I said before, this is very different to the previous wrong turn films but in a good way so I would say subvert your expectations but not too much. Prepare yourself to be surprised.
Second are the characters and this is frustrating because there are times where the main group of friends are really good. They're independent, loyal towards each other and have great chemistry amongst each other but theres times throughout the film where they can be hostile towards each other and when that happens, they can become quite unlikable and at times unbearable especially when it comes to their stupid decision making. One character also takes the goes from nice guy to unbearable jerk development and I'm kind of tired of that trope now.
Finally oddly enough, the kills aren't that great. Now at times they are brutal and gory but other times and certain injuries are off screen or overly edited which is very odd in a wrong turn film and I'm someone who likes my carnage candy.
Onto the negatives and I only have two. First is the overall script. This feels like a film that had two films in one where a sequel planned but the director didn't think he's be able to do a sequel so he trimmed both films down and squeezed them both in so the first half feels rushed and the second half feels rushed and underdeveloped.
Finally it's the ending. Now the film almost ruined my experience with how it ended but it luckily redeemed itself but it feels like a final piece of filler to fill in the runtime and there's too much requirement to suspend your disbelief to buy the events that happen. There's too many plot holes once you think about it and one section of the ending is so easily predictable.
But overall I really really enjoyed this film. It's fresh, it doesn't feel generic and it's given me hope new directors can give out fresh ideas in the future. I highly recommend this film.
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