Late last year, I remember that we had received word that another Wrong Turn movie was gearing up to be made. With six films already, many wondered where the story could go. Especially if there were going to still be deformed cannibals. However, we weren’t expecting the direction the film would go.
Abandoning everything that had come before and starting fresh, Alan B. McElroy returns to the franchise he started to write a new tale with Mike P. Nelson directing. And what a story this film tells. It’s one that I kept wondering where things were going to go next. Everything was always two steps ahead of me – it seemed. Just like The Foundation that is featured.
‘Friends hiking the Appalachian Trail are confronted by ‘The Foundation’, a community of people who have lived in the mountains for hundreds of years.’
How does this film compare to the original? In many ways, these films are so different. They take the basic concept of what a Wrong Turn movie is and go onto different ends of the spectrum. This feels like the next evolution of what we should be looking for in this franchise. And while I love the original, the performances of the cast (Everybody) and strength of this story help make this my favorite entry in the franchise.
Am I going to go into detail regarding the story? No, I will not be diving into story details. This is a film where it’s okay to not have spoilers. To just go on this strong journey with the characters and experience things as they happen. It’s pure cinema. And trust me, there are many layers in this journey.
The way the story is structured is different. It starts and introduces our cast of characters. Charlotte Vega as Jen and Adain Bradley as Darius being the two standouts of this first group. Not saying that everybody else is bad, just these two are our focal points and heart in Storyline A. Then the film proceeds to flash forward to Storyline B as we meet Jen’s father played by Matthew Modine. The film then proceeds to interweave these storylines and progress in ways that I never saw coming.
The gore in this film is vastly different than the original as well. Actually it’s vastly different than anything I’ve seen before. It’s brutal at times. It’s unforgiving. It’s grounded in a good sense of realism. There is a darkness to it. It’s not something to be celebrated. It’s something to be feared. This is something that I appreciated so much. It treated the gore in a way that I haven’t seen before.
The music in this was very low key. It was subtle. It never over presented itself. It helped add to the tension in the film, especially as we learn more about The Foundation. It worked beautifully.
Overall, I highly recommend Wrong Turn ’21. Go into it with an open mind. Let yourself go on the journey with these characters. And you may find yourself enjoying it a lot. If go into it expecting the typical Wrong Turn film, you will be disappointed.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5. Such a unique and refreshing new take with this franchise. I hope that we are able to see more.
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