
There are hints of racial and generational tensions but, like many things in the film, our initial expectations are subverted. McElroy’s script tries to pack too much in as we jump from backwoods to folk horror and then a fight for survival, with the blame game among the protagonists even lazily recreating an 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' moment. Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionĪn unnerving scene in “the darkness” is also truly nightmarish, making you realise there are fates worse than death. Skull masks and booby traps give the new enemies dangerous menace and the grisly kills - utilising sinisterly simple objects like logs and methods including bludgeoning - make for unsettling viewing. In only his third full-length feature, Nelson treats us to the slickest shot 'Wrong Turn' movie so far, using creepy long shots and shadows to keep shady characters and actions shrouded in mystery, and slo-mo to up the physical action ante.


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