The Bottom Line
Although this film did have a couple of moments that truly startled me, overall "Wrong Turn" was so predictable, campy, and over-the-top, it was a hard film to take seriously.
Pros
- Some dialogue is amusing
- A few scary moments that truly startled me
- Attractive young stars
Cons
- Often predictable and over-the-top
- Campiness makes it a hard film to take seriously
- Unevenness of film weakens both drama and horror
Description
- DVD containing horror movie “Wrong Turn”
- Film stars Eliza Dushku, Desmond Harrington, Jeremy Sisto, and Emmanuelle Chriqui
- DVD bonus materials include commentary by director and actors, deleted scenes, and 4 featurettes
- Release date for DVD: October 14, 2003
Guide Review - "Wrong Turn" DVD Review
Although there were a couple of moments that truly startled me, overall “Wrong Turn” was so predictable, campy, and over-the-top that it was a hard film to take seriously. The story follows a pattern familiar to many horror movies: good-looking young people fall into a situation that puts them peril. The question driving the drama is: who will survive? When some attractive, citified young adults travel deep into the West Virginia backwoods, their vehicles become disabled, and before long they find themselves being hunted by disfigured, inbred mountain men. The bloodthirsty mountain men are cannibals who are out to murder the young people, and things get grisly.
