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Ginger Snaps (2001)

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Reviews Counted:47

Fresh:42

Rotten:5

Average Rating:7.4/10

Consensus: The strong female cast and biting satire of teenage life makes Ginger Snaps far more memorable than your average werewolf movie -- or teen flick.

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Brigitte (Emily Perkins) and Ginger (Katharine Isabelle) are unusual sisters. For a school project they take pictures of each other in various suicide poses that look frighteningly realistic. No... Brigitte (Emily Perkins) and Ginger (Katharine Isabelle) are unusual sisters. For a school project they take pictures of each other in various suicide poses that look frighteningly realistic. No other students will talk to them. Ginger is almost sixteen, Brigitte a year younger, but they are in the same classes, and neither of them has gotten her period yet. They do virtually everything together--in fact, their motto is "Together Forever"--until one night Ginger gets attacked by the Beast of Bailey Downs, which previously had been killing and eviscerating dogs. And Ginger then begins to change.... John Fawcett's debut feature film is everything a good horror film should be--creepy, weird, oddly funny, sexy, and very bloody, with its conclusion taking place on Halloween night. Michael Shields's moody score lofts above every scene like dark shadows about to envelop the characters. Perkins and Isabelle are outstanding as the two morbid Fitzgerald sisters with a taste for death. This independent Canadian production also stars Mimi Rogers as the mother who can't wait for her daughters to menstruate. [More]

Starring: Emily Perkins, Mimi Rogers, Katherine Isabelle, Kristopher Lemche

Starring: Emily Perkins, Mimi Rogers, Katherine Isabelle, Kristopher Lemche, Jesse Moss, Danielle Hampton, John Bourgeois, Peter Keleghan, Christopher Redman

Director: John Fawcett

Director: John Fawcett
Story: Karen Walton, John Fawcett
Producer: Steve Hoban, Karen Lee Hall
Composer: Michael Shields

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Oct 23, 2001

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Violent and scary, socially aware and sometimes witty, it is a cut above your average gore-fest.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
05/15/01
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

This is not just another monster movie. Ginger Snaps succeeds exactly because it is not 'just' anything.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
06/18/01
Ben Falk
Ben Falk
BBC

On its surface, Ginger Snaps is a werewolf movie, but what's refreshing is the clever satire at its core.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Barbara Goslawski
Barbara Goslawski
Boxoffice Magazine

The funniest werewolf movie since "An American Werewolf in London" and the darkest high-school movie since "Heathers."

Full Review Source: Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus | comment Comment
10/29/01
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus

At last a horror film with real bite.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
09/24/07
Channel 4 Film
N/R

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

A terrific Halloween-type movie for those wishing to celebrate a little early.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
10/05/01
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Successfully operates on dual levels -- as a horror movie and as a study of two sisters.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
02/14/08
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Karen Walton's sharp screenplay is especially strong in the family scenes, allowing performances of Heavenly Creatures intensity from the young leads.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
06/29/01
Kim Newman
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine

It deserves a cult following among satire-loving, feminist-minded gore aficionados who appreciate a well-made human tail.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
11/13/01
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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A stunning teen angst/werewolf film from 2001, this was the best lycanthrope movie since An American Werewolf in London.

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment Comment
06/18/08
Lucius Gore
Lucius Gore
ESplatter

No review available.

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06/04/01
Gemma Files
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10/18/08
Catharine Tunnacliffe
Catharine Tunnacliffe
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When you can see through a film, it's not as much fun.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
10/19/01
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

Despite the problems this plays as one of the better ones of the past couple years.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Ross Williams
Ross Williams
Film Threat

A black comedy that nonetheless manages to tap into the sense of alienation and unfocused rage so prevalent in today's kids.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Merle Bertrand
Merle Bertrand
Film Threat

It's altogether devilishly cunning.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
11/12/01
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

The ideas are thin, and the scene-by-scene execution of them is bumbling.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
03/19/02
Ray Conlogue
Ray Conlogue
Globe and Mail
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It's all downhill from there, but there is something efficiently creepy about the enclosed world of two alienated young women in suburbia.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
08/10/01
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

Ginger Snaps is about as close to a new millennium Heathers as anyone has gotten.

Full Review Source: Hot Button | comment Comment
01/07/03
David Poland
David Poland
Hot Button
 
 
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