I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE (2010)

I Spit On Your Grave 2010 Movie Review

After being brutalized by a group of rednecks, writer Jennifer Hills (Sarah Butler) seeks her revenge. I was hesitant to see this remake of the 1978 film of the same name, as I figured it would not come close to the brutality and despair of the original—I was wrong. This movie, from the initial torture of Jennifer to her revenge, is absolutely unrelenting. Butler does a really good job as Jennifer, both as the victim and especially as the predator later. The acting of the rednecks is not quite as good, and it is really weird seeing Daniel Franzese of Mean Girls fame play this type character. The writing of the redneck characters is so good that you really come to hate them and cheer when they meet their demise. Unlike in the original, Jennifer uses a more sneak attack method here, but the results are just as good. The revenge deaths are interesting and graphic—a Saw comparison would be a fair one. 

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One thing this movie is missing that the original had is the grindhouse feel. Considering this film was never intended for a mass theatrical release, it would have benefited from this style of shooting. At times, this feels almost like a step by step remake of the original movie, with the names even remaining the same, but there is plenty of difference offered up here as well. This is not a movie for everybody—some of it is really hard to watch, and I may never watch it again myself. Still, it is a movie that is far better than I expected, and I would say it is a slight bit better than the grindhouse/sexploitation classic that inspired it.. 

On A Scale Of One To Ten: 7

I Spit On Your Grave 2010 Movie Trailer