After Ginger was bitten by a werewolf in "Ginger Snaps", her sister Brigitte did everything she could to save her as she began to transform into a wild woman with a taste for flesh over the course of the following month. But after an unexpected and tragic demise, Brigitte was left alone, now infected with the "curse" and on the run.
"Ginger Snaps" was a smart, touching, genuinely scary and often hilarious horror/drama/comedy that transcended horror clichés and proved that a big budget isn't always necessary to achieve a successful story and good scares. Now "Ginger Snaps" is "Unleashed" as Brigitte, (Emily Perkins, who is still outstanding) begins to mutate and go through the same, sometimes nastier, changes. Completely dependent on injecting Monkshood, which turns out to be only a temporary cure, Brigitte is attacked by another werewolf who's identity is unknown. She wakes up to her worst nightmare.
Now locked in a drug rehab clinic, the doctors believe she's a drug addict. They have no idea that if Brigitte doesn't escape, or get to her monkshood, the results will be deadly. Because without her cure, Brigitte is becoming what killed her sister. She begins to have a taste for flesh herself.
The film is definitely scary and it has some witty moments, and a good, tight plot. But as a huge fan of the first film, I couldn't help but feel a tad bit disappointed... this sequel is just so conventional, it's so much more serious and gory. It somewhat ruins the integrity of the first but it still manages to be an outstanding thriller, much better than your usual slasher crap. Tatyana Maslany is really good as Ghost, a troubled resident of the hospital who adopts an unnatural obsession for Brigitte. Overall the film is successfully smart and scary but don't expect to see anything like the first, keep an open mind and you'll enjoy this horror ride.
"Ginger Snaps" was a smart, touching, genuinely scary and often hilarious horror/drama/comedy that transcended horror clichés and proved that a big budget isn't always necessary to achieve a successful story and good scares. Now "Ginger Snaps" is "Unleashed" as Brigitte, (Emily Perkins, who is still outstanding) begins to mutate and go through the same, sometimes nastier, changes. Completely dependent on injecting Monkshood, which turns out to be only a temporary cure, Brigitte is attacked by another werewolf who's identity is unknown. She wakes up to her worst nightmare.
Now locked in a drug rehab clinic, the doctors believe she's a drug addict. They have no idea that if Brigitte doesn't escape, or get to her monkshood, the results will be deadly. Because without her cure, Brigitte is becoming what killed her sister. She begins to have a taste for flesh herself.
The film is definitely scary and it has some witty moments, and a good, tight plot. But as a huge fan of the first film, I couldn't help but feel a tad bit disappointed... this sequel is just so conventional, it's so much more serious and gory. It somewhat ruins the integrity of the first but it still manages to be an outstanding thriller, much better than your usual slasher crap. Tatyana Maslany is really good as Ghost, a troubled resident of the hospital who adopts an unnatural obsession for Brigitte. Overall the film is successfully smart and scary but don't expect to see anything like the first, keep an open mind and you'll enjoy this horror ride.