Shades of Texas Chainsaw Massacre abound, tonally, stylistically, and plot wise, as 3 friends break down in the Australian outback, and are "rescued" by a stranger who turns out to be a maniac.
There's plenty of time to get to know our characters; the movie is two-thirds trough before anything bad happens - this can be a blessing or a curse in these movies; with Wolf Creek it's neither. That's pretty much a pattern for the movie as a whole; it does nothing wrong, as such, but nothing about it excites me either.
The maniac is great, and I understand that the sequel sees him in a more central role, shifting the emphasis (or rather giving it one) to slasher. I'll probably check that out, as with a little focus in the right direction, it could have been a lot better.
There's fun to be had as the movie (quite skilfully) plays with us regards the identity of "final girl / guy", but it's still nothing to elevate a solid movie into a great one.
art slasher, part torture porn, Wolf Creek is a solid movie, that competently does everything it set out to do. Sadly though, it brings nothing new to the table. Unlike lasts week, where I both recommended that you see the movie and advised you to avoid it, here I simply don't have the depth of feeling towards the film to do either.
An average, but serviceable, time-killer.
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