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May 16, 2014 · Both films are viscerally disturbing, but they're also both perilously forgettable. McLean's good at shocking you, but his fundamental weaknesses as a storyteller—both "Wolf Creek" films are tonally queasy, and feature dismally wan characterizations—make "Wolf Creek 2"'s extreme violence gratuitous.
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May 16, 2014 · 52% Tomatometer 52 Reviews 39% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings A young man (Ryan Corr) matches wits with a sadistic killer (John Jarratt) who lives in an underground, booby-trapped lair in the ...
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Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh. Takes everything that works about the original while injecting intentional humor and absurdity to make for an...
Feb 20, 2014 · Review. Wolf Creek 2 – film review. The Australian horror film’s sequel may sport a teen-friendly MA rating, but the body count and death scenes won’t disappoint gore-hungry...
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By Lucy O'Brien
Posted: Feb 25, 2014 4:34 am
It’s been eight years since Australia’s answer to Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees first arrived on our screens, and with a new teen-friendly MA rating you would be forgiven for worrying that Mick Taylor’s second outing might see his particularly true blue brand of sadism dulled.
Despite the watered down classification, gore-hounds can breathe easy. Director Greg McLean has been studying up on the slasher sequel rule-book, which means more, more, more – more death, more one-liners, John Jarratt as maniac Mick dialling it up to 11. With a greater emphasis on comedy, Wolf Creek 2 might be lacking in menace, but it’s certainly not lacking in body count.
The sequel eschews the slow burn of the original and kicks things off at a clip. After an early run-in with some crooked cops, Mick’s journey of destruction sees him chasing a number of moving targets across the outback like a deranged Wile E. Coyote. Like the original, the film dances between the points of view of Mick’s various victims, playing with our expectations of who the film’s hapless protagonist - aka the character who will spend the most screen-time screaming and crying - will eventually be.
Unlike the original, the film gives us little reason to care. In ratcheting up the pace, Wolf Creek 2 reduces its characters to beige meat-bags, briefly introduced in broad strokes before they’re screaming bloody murder.
Wolf Creek 2 is never anything less than entertaining, but those looking for the gnawing tension of the original might be disappointed by lack of any real character development and a pantomime-inspired Mick Taylor. Let’s hope the third film - and there should be one - dials back the showmanship.
Wolf Creek 2 (2013) - Wolf Creek 2 (2013) - User Reviews - IMDb. User Reviews. Review this title. 137 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 7/10. Not as terrifying as its predecessor, but still a fun, gruesome ride. lnvicta 21 May 2015. Warning: Spoilers. 74 out of 83 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
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May 11, 2014 · Wolf Creek 2 has a hard act to follow, then, and it’s much better than you’re probably expecting, though that surprise allows for an irony: It’s good enough to confirm McLean as a major talent, which inspires you, in turn, to wish that he’d moved on to new material rather than contriving to revisit his first success.
