A cynical young doctor takes a shortcut through the West Virginian woods and gets into an accident with a couple of hippie college students. They soon find themselves being butchered by three inbred redneck cannibals. Ouch.

"Wrong Turn" is cheesy and rather boring. It isn't scary, nor is it shockingly violent. It's just a poor horror film in almost every respect. It lacks almost any originality; it literally steals scenes from "Deliverance," "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Jeepers Creepers." You know it's bad when the characters start referencing the movies the film they are in is ripping off.

Aside from makeup wiz Stan Winston's grotesque makeup designs, there aren't many positive things I can say here. The acting is bad, the characterization worse, and director Rob Schmidt needs to learn that there is a difference between suspense and having something jump into frame and have a sudden noise explode in the speakers.

I must also mention what concerned me the most: Once you combine the number of missing people shown in newspaper headlines during the credits with the massive amount of "souvenirs" the killers have taken from their victims, these guys seem to have killed hundreds upon hundreds of people...um, why hasn't anyone looked into this? I shouldn't be picky, but this is a GAPING plot hole.

© Written by Jacob Hall

How We Rated This Film TC Candler - D+ Richard Propes - C Jacob Hall - D+

TC Candler's Comment

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Richard Propes' Comment

I am starting to wonder if TC is right...maybe I really am the thoughtful, honest and caring critic here. Why is my rating so much higher? Oh yeah, I remember why. I love cheesy flicks, and this film is a cheesy rip-off of some really cool horror flicks (as Jacob notes in his review). Among the genre I like to call "silly fluff," this film is remarkably tolerable.