This is a horrible film and not because of the subject matter. "I Spit on Your Grave" (1978), a film with a similar theme and settings, is far, far superior to this trash. The acting is embarrassingly bad. The script is illogical and stupid. The characters are one-dimensional caricatures. The cinematography is grainy and soft. The music is cheesy. The direction is obviously the work of a hack. The overuse of closeups is annoying. Craven repeatedly pans the camera to something totally irrelevant to the plot. It looks like the budget for this film was about $1.98 and that some of that money was returned to the producer. Some films are trashy but enjoyable. This isn't one of them.
Review of The Last House on the Left
