Rating of
1.5/4
Wolf Creek 2, a disappointing follow up.
Jacob Zembower - wrote on 04/22/14
The original Wolf Creek was, and is, one of the most bleak, downright horrific horror films of the 2000s. It took it's time to build up the three central characters, while also increasing the amount of tension with each scene. Finally, it plunged them and the audience into such an unforgiving nightmare, filled with dread, unflinching brutality, and a stark realism not usually scene in modern horror. If the original was the serious-minded adult of the franchise, Wolf Creek 2 is the confused, silly, and absurd little brother. Gone is everything that made the original so haunting and unforgettable. John Jarratt, reprising his role as the outback murderer Mick Taylor, seems to relish his character and plays it with a maniacal glee. Unfortunately, the creators have turned the once menacing killer into a caricature of itself. The jarring tonal shifts also leave one baffled, especially a scene involving a car chase and poorly cgi animated kangaroos, is this trying to be a dark comedy? an action film? One could never tell. If anything, there is no shortage on the gore this time around, even if now the violence doesn't impact as it did the first time around, and making the original seem restrained in comparison. Wolf Creek 2, directed by Greg Mclean (honestly I'm surprised this came from the same director) has it's share of tense moments, even if it falls short in nearly every other department. (Not Rated but contains graphic horror violence and gore, gruesome images, and language.)
