Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed Movie Review
On the heels of the events of Ginger Snaps, Brigette (Emily Perkins) finds herself trying to control her werewolf transitions. She ends up in drug rehab, where she is stalked by another werewolf looking for a mate. To add to her misery, Brigette also has visions of her dead sister Ginger (Katharine Isabelle). As is the case with most movies, the sequel is not quite as good as the original. Brigette's character has changed quite a bit from the original film--pretty much gone is the quiet, shy girl, replaced by somebody much less...interesting. Perkins' performance is also not on par with that from the original, and Ginger is tragically virtually an afterthought in this movie. A new character, Ghost (Tatiana Maslany, Hardwired), is introduced, and she turns out to be the most fascinating element in this film. Ghost becomes a little sister of sorts to Brigette--she's intrigued by Brigette's werewolf traits, helps Brigette escape from the rehab center, and she often speaks as if she is reading from a book.
"..and the wolf, undetected, continued in the sheep's clothing"
Another rather disappointing thing about this movie is the lack of original characters. One of the strengths of the first film was in creating unique, quirky characters--other than Ghost, that is pretty much gone in this one, traded in for run-of-the-mill personas and every cliche used in every other drug rehab movie ever made. Even with a larger budget, the werewolves and makeup look weaker than in the first movie, which is also a bummer. Still, there is enough going on this movie to keep you going--mainly the gore. There is still some comedy in this movie, but far less of it, and it's a bit less dark than in the first film. One thing part two does have over its predecessor is the ending--whereas in the first movie the ending is disappointing, the one here is fantastic, and honestly brings the final score up quite a bit.
On A Scale Of One To Ten: 6
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed Movie Trailer
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