Rating: R
Genre:
Horror
Theatrical Release: 01/23/2004(Canada)
Release Date: 04/13/2004
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD
Run Time: 93 Minutes
Flags: Graphic Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Drug Content
Distributor/Studio: Lions Gate
The
feminist horror film genre might not have very many prominent entries, but the critically acclaimed 2000 film
Ginger Snaps was just that. A darkly humorous
chiller that drew parallels between menstruation and a werewolf curse, the
John Fawcett picture garnered several Canadian Genie Award nominations and a loyal cult following. Four years later,
Brett Sullivan, the film's editor, made his feature directorial debut with this sequel,
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed.
Katharine Isabelle and
Emily Perkins reprise their roles from the first film as sisters
Ginger and
Brigitte, respectively. This time around,
Brigitte is found by the police after being attacked and taken to rehab when it's assumed that the wolfbane serum that keeps her from turning into a monster is a narcotic. Once inside the facility and denied the substance,
Brigitte must strike deals with one of the orderlies to obtain it; meanwhile, she is pursued by another werewolf, and escapes with
Ghost, another female patient, to that girl's vacant old house, which sets the stage for a brutal showdown -- made even nastier when the orderly, a hospital doctor, and the elderly
Barbara show up and decide to intervene. Also starring
Tatiana Maslany,
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed was followed only a few months later by
Ginger Snaps Back.
~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
;)
