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Wrong Turn (2003)

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Reviews Counted:78

Fresh:31

Rotten:47

Average Rating:4.3/10

Consensus: An unremarkable slasher flick that fails to distinguished itself from others of its ilk.

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $15,176,515

Synopsis: From four-time Academy Award-winning character effects artist Stan Winston ("Jurassic Park," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "Aliens") and the producers of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and... From four-time Academy Award-winning character effects artist Stan Winston ("Jurassic Park," "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "Aliens") and the producers of "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "Resident Evil" comes "Wrong Turn," a film steeped in the traditions of classic '70s-style horror movies.

Chris (Desmond Harrington) has a job interview in Raleigh in three hours and he's making good time in his refurbished classic Mustang convertible ... until an accident miles down the highway turns Chris' three-hour trip into a six-hour wait.

Determined to make his critical appointment, Chris makes a hard U-turn and heads back up the West Virginia highway. Running low on fuel, he finds a dirt road that seemingly intersects the highway after about 20 miles. It's clearly a road less traveled, but to Chris it seems to be a quick fix to get around the highway traffic jam.

Not far away, Jessie (Eliza Dushku) and her friends, Carly (Emmanuelle Chriqui), Carly's boyfriend Scott (Jeremy Sisto), Evan (Kevin Zegers) and his girlfriend Francine (Lindy Booth), stand quiet; stunned as they survey what's left of their road trip after the tires blow out, leaving them stranded deep in the middle of the woods.

Chris heads down the dusty, winding back road, as the green forest canopy overhead casts ominous shadows of twilight on his foreboding path. He loses control around the curve and by the time he can see the disabled Range Rover in front of him it is too late to stop or swerve. The rear wheels lock up and the mustang roars into the back of the SUV, scattering the people surrounding it.

Luckily, no one is seriously hurt in the collision but egos are bruised and tempers flare. Chris is apologetic and Jessie is the claming force when she discovers the barbed wire that was stretched across the road. The blown out tires were seemingly the result of a prank.

The group quickly bands together, determined to find a phone. Evan and Francine stay with the cars, as the other four make their way down the road. As they venture deeper and deeper into the woods, the idea of a prankster grows dim when they discover a mountain cabin filled with grisly hunting weapons and horrific souvenirs of the hunt.

They are now certain that whomever -- or whatever -- lives in the cabin are responsible for the barbed-wire trap. What the foursome doesn't know is that Evan and Francine are now dead, mercilessly mutilated by three gruesome mountain men. Facing an uncertain and possibly horrific fate at the hands of these men, the four friends are sure of one thing: they will never go camping again. -- © 20th Century Fox [More]

Starring: Eliza Dushku, Desmond Harrington, Jeremy Sisto, Emmanuelle Chriqui

Starring: Eliza Dushku, Desmond Harrington, Jeremy Sisto, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Lindy Booth, Kevin Zegers

Director: Rob Schmidt

Director: Rob Schmidt
Screenwriter: Alan McElroy
Producer: Robert Kulzer, Erik Feig, Stan Winston, Brian Gilbert
Composer: Elia Cmiral
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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06/15/03
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
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08/01/03
Sydney Morning Herald
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Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/18/08
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Evidently, the wrong turn I made was in the multiplex.

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06/02/03
Carlo Cavagna
Carlo Cavagna
AboutFilm.com

There are a lot of things wrong with this movie, and no things that are right. It's just about as bad a movie as I’ve seen in all the years I’ve been reviewing films.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
06/01/03
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

One of the rare recent fright flicks to get the heart thumping.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
05/30/03
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

It's gruesome and nasty and a heck of a lot of fun for people who get a kick out of Fangoria.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
06/05/03
Randy Cordova
Randy Cordova
Arizona Republic
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06/06/03
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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This was already tired stuff when cult fave Sleepaway Camp came out in 1983, and it's downright comatose by now.

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06/01/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

The understatement of the year. Essentially, ax-wielding rednecks unite in a slasher flick that drives itself into a brick wall of no return.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
09/27/09
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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06/24/03
Nev Pierce
Nev Pierce
BBC

A stultifying blend of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, boot camp, and maybe The Blair Witch Project, Wrong Turn is profoundly less than the sum of its influences.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
06/02/03
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe

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07/16/05
Paul Sherman
Paul Sherman
Boston Herald
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07/02/03
Boston Phoenix
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A tedious slasher picture with yet another Inbred Monster as its star villain.

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06/08/03
Paul Clinton (Boxoffice)
Paul Clinton (Boxoffice)
Boxoffice Magazine
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11/05/03
Channel 4 Film
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The sole saving grace of Wrong Turn is its honesty. You get exactly what you expect -- blood, guts and people being taken to the killing floor. But just because it's honest doesn't make it good.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
06/02/03
Kevin M. Williams
Kevin M. Williams
Chicago Tribune
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04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Ao contrário da maior parte das produções do gênero realizadas nos últimos anos, este filme acaba se revelando acima da média graças à boa direção de Rob Schmidt.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
03/05/04
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

With the tiniest bit of effort, Wrong Turn could have been a fun slasher flick, but no one involved seems to have cared about anything but a paycheck.

Full Review Source: Citysearch | comment Comment
06/05/03
Bill Pearis
Bill Pearis
Citysearch
 
 
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