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Wolf Creek (2005)

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Reviews Counted:105

Fresh:56

Rotten:49

Average Rating:5.5/10

Consensus: Though Wolf Creek is effectively horrific, it is still tasteless exploitation.

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: , Theatrical Release

US Box Office: $15,948,074

Synopsis: It was supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime in the Australian Outback – full of fun, sun and adventure. But what happened to a trio of twenty-something backpackers took a wrenching detour... It was supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime in the Australian Outback – full of fun, sun and adventure. But what happened to a trio of twenty-something backpackers took a wrenching detour into the depths of unrelenting terror. Based on true events, WOLF CREEK is the haunting story of their unthinkable ordeal – a mounting white-knuckle nightmare so real it was destined to become horror legend. WOLF CREEK is a startlingly intense motion picture experience of rapidly escalating dread and suspense. At the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, the film – written and directed by Melbourne's Greg McLean – was acclaimed as a daring, original blend of visually hypnotic thriller with unbearably scary movie. The chillingly believable events begin as freewheeling, college-aged pals Liz (Cassandra Magrath), Kristy (Kestie Morassi) and Ben (Nathan Phillips) head out for a holiday hike in stunning Wolf Creek National Park to see its mysterious meteor crater. When they return, their car won’t start. Trapped in the vast emptiness of the wilderness – all they can do is wait for rescue. Luckily, as night falls, along comes colorful local bushman Mick (John Jarratt) and his massive truck, offering a tow to safety. But as the sun comes up the next morning, it becomes shockingly apparent that Mick has no intention of fixing their car or letting them leave the Outback...ever again. As Liz, Kristy and Ben search for any conceivable way out, WOLF CREEK plunges towards an unforgettable climax. --© The Weinstein Company [More]

Starring: John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi

Starring: John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi

Director: Greg McLean

Director: Greg McLean
Screenwriter: Greg McLean
Producer: Greg McLean, David Lightfoot
Composer: Francois Tetaz
Studio: Weinstein Company

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No new ideas, and runs out of old ones fast.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
12/24/05
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

The movie descends into a pool of bloody entrails, with lurid and sadistic killings that are more likely to nauseate than entertain.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
12/24/05
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune
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12/24/05
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12/24/05
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At least as unnerving as it is gratuitously sadistic, skin deep, and full of plot holes the size of Ayers Rock.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
12/24/05
Janice Page
Janice Page
Boston Globe

As horror movies go, this is a pretty good one, at once a tense, visceral and tightly woven tale.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
12/24/05
Jessica Reaves
Jessica Reaves
Chicago Tribune

Shoehorning predictable parable and pallid allegory into a hobnail boot full of horror and sadism.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
12/24/05
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday

You may need to squirm and recoil a fair bit to get through the film, which involves graphic, sickening violence.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
12/24/05
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

A gorily effective Australian variation of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
12/24/05
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post

The film will probably be too much for the majority of audiences. As for hard-core horror fans, they may become a little restless themselves during the first half of the film.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
12/24/05
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Mr. McLean uses all sorts of storytelling tricks to keep you guessing while the quartet of unknown actors deliver deeply affecting performances.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
12/24/05
Tom Maurstad
Tom Maurstad
Dallas Morning News

Australian writer and director McLean produces what is likely the most riveting horror movie you will see this year.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
12/24/05
Tony Wong
Tony Wong
Toronto Star

While the movie is certainly unsettling, and even repulsive in parts, it's not actually frightening; graphic depictions of mindless cruelty are more revolting than scary.

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12/23/05
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

... it's only a movie -- one the Australian Tourism Commission probably doesn't want you to see.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
12/23/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A repulsive and forgettable serial killer movie from Down Under, without a trace of plot, character or theme that would take us beyond the... gore.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
12/23/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

To call Wolf Creek's U.S. Christmas opening counter-programming surely understates the strategy.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
12/23/05
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

Unlike so many of its slick counterparts, Wolf Creek is genuinely unnerving and sometimes upsetting.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
12/23/05
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

I found myself genuinely admiring the skill both behind and before the camera, while simultaneously searching for a blowtorch so I could destroy the negative.

Full Review Source: The Stranger (Seattle, WA) | comment Comment
12/22/05
Andrew Wright
Andrew Wright
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

The gritty, starkly uncompromising Wolf Creek comes as a breath of fresh air--or, a breath of freshly coughed-up blood.

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12/22/05
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

And that's it: The bad guy with the sideburns tortures them and lets them have it one at a time.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
12/22/05
Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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