I Spit On Your Grave 2 Movie Review
Aspiring model Katie Carter (Jemma Dallender) is kidnapped and taken to Bulgaria, where she is raped, tortured, and used in the sex trafficking trade. Once she escapes, however, Katie seeks revenge on the group who put her in this mess. Considered a sequel to the 2010 remake of the original 1978 movie, this one has no actual connection to either movie except the rape-revenge story--worse, it bears little resemblance to either visually. The movie starts off in New York before settling in Bulgaria--this, combined with the style of shooting, make this feel far more like a Hostel film than an I Spit On Your Grave one. It is far too polished to follow in the footsteps of the original, or even the remake, so there is a definite disconnect from those movies. The dialogue, as it were, is a bore, and Dallender seems miscast of the less than sympathetic lead.
"What do you want from me?"
Some of the revenge scenes are okay, but there is nothing as memorable as in the other two films. Another misstep with this film is it never takes the time to try to get the audience to connect with and feel compassion for the lead--the first two films did this well, but this one relies too much on torture after torture after torture, then right into the revenge, instead of letting that emotional connection build up. This all leads up to an ending that is rather lame. I Spit On Your Grave 2 is a forgettable movie that really has no place in what has turned into a franchise of films.
On A Scale Of One To Ten: 4
I Spit On Your Grave 2 Movie Trailer
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