My quick rating - 4,3/10. This one has a strangely high IMDB at 5.7 and only available in a large size of 10gb so figured I should watch this one before it is backed up overnight. One of these two on this road trip cannot die quickly enough in this flick. Such an irritating character which means he is playing his role well. Strangely better than I thought it would turn out but still nothing worth the size, or the time to watch. The flick is just a mish-mosh of far better flix and even with the outline from the others, they still find a way to let you down. The whole Duel meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a simple mix to follow and I suppose now that I type that, I think they may have done the best they could on a minimal budget. But still, the acting is awful, the directing is mediocre at best and the screenplay is a joke. But when the monster truck, which is the highlight of the whole movie, is injected into really poor chase scenes and the family aspect of crazies isn't explored at all until the end of the whole film, you just end up with a disappointing experience. It does however attempt to redeem itself towards the end when a bit of blood starts spewing and a few of the jokes actually work. The remainder of the flick seems to be filled with inside jokes the cast and crew probably think are priceless. It was nice to see Aimee Brooks again as the hitchhiker they don't pick up that turns up later on. She was also the only highlight in Critters 3 so she tends to be a savior when she pops up in these lesser horror flix. The whole thing is filled with cliches and their idea of a plot twist should hit you even before it is suggested. It is that obvious. I have a feeling that for me if the two leads not been so painfully irritating and the either director or cinematographer got some of the camera work under control, it would've been better but just so many poor aspects all combined was just a tough hill to climb. Stil with all the negative, it has a bit of charm to it somehow, just not enough to be something I would recommend. It did make me wonder how Michael Davis directed this one and then turns around and makes Shoot 'em Up which was a criminally underrated action flick that directing wise was spot on.
Doesn't seem to have any streamers so wink wink. Better ask fast.
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