The title is chosen well, and from this title it's pretty easy to imagine how our protagonists get into trouble. It all starts out with Chris Flynn (Desmond Harrington, playing Joey Quinn in 'Dexter') who is out for a job interview but ends up in a huge traffic jam, which makes him search for an alternative route. Needless to say that the road he takes is a wrong turn. Driving up a dirt road through mountains and forest, he crashes into an other car. Nobody gets seriously hurt and after the initial shock they split up (of course, after all this is a horror movie). Two stay behind, the other four, including Chris, go to get some help. But they will soon find out that the crash wasn't just an accident, and that there are inbred people living around who's help you really don't want.
Do not expect a unique storyline, or an intriguing plot, as you will not find it. It's all basically your typical horror/slasher cliché. But is that always a problem? I would say no.
The good thing about Wrong Turn is that it never gets boring. I have seen many horror movies, and though I do definitely prefer a movie with an original storyline, at times it's just really entertaining to see an average story worked out well enough, without any real pretensions. There's a 'pleasant' creepy tension that goes on throughout the film, it had me glued to the screen the whole time. It's not a movie in which people get slaughtered non-stop (though certainly not everyone survives), but what you have is the constant threat that they might get slaughtered any second.
Do the characters have much depth? No, not really. We see nothing more than some hints about their lives. But again, does it matter? Nah.... as long as I am entertained enough, I forgive the writers. The actors do a good job in being believable, which I dó find really important. Eliza Dushku plays her part well as a no-bullshit young woman, and though at times I couldn't help but seeing her as the sexy vampire slayer Faith (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), you will not hear me complain about that. Desmond Harrington did a fine job too, and he and Eliza had good chemistry going on.
All-in-all, I really liked Wrong Turn. Yes, it has many flaws and lacks originality, but there is nothing wrong with the acting and it has enough creepiness and tension to add a fine movie to it's genre. If you like the entertainment of 70's / 80's horror movies, grab yourself some snacks, dim the lights, and you will have an enjoyable evening on the couch.
Do not expect a unique storyline, or an intriguing plot, as you will not find it. It's all basically your typical horror/slasher cliché. But is that always a problem? I would say no.
The good thing about Wrong Turn is that it never gets boring. I have seen many horror movies, and though I do definitely prefer a movie with an original storyline, at times it's just really entertaining to see an average story worked out well enough, without any real pretensions. There's a 'pleasant' creepy tension that goes on throughout the film, it had me glued to the screen the whole time. It's not a movie in which people get slaughtered non-stop (though certainly not everyone survives), but what you have is the constant threat that they might get slaughtered any second.
Do the characters have much depth? No, not really. We see nothing more than some hints about their lives. But again, does it matter? Nah.... as long as I am entertained enough, I forgive the writers. The actors do a good job in being believable, which I dó find really important. Eliza Dushku plays her part well as a no-bullshit young woman, and though at times I couldn't help but seeing her as the sexy vampire slayer Faith (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), you will not hear me complain about that. Desmond Harrington did a fine job too, and he and Eliza had good chemistry going on.
All-in-all, I really liked Wrong Turn. Yes, it has many flaws and lacks originality, but there is nothing wrong with the acting and it has enough creepiness and tension to add a fine movie to it's genre. If you like the entertainment of 70's / 80's horror movies, grab yourself some snacks, dim the lights, and you will have an enjoyable evening on the couch.