An unusually crisp and boldly shot Texas Chainsaw Massacre knockoff.
Wolf Creek (2005)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:14
Rotten:12
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: Though Wolf Creek is effectively horrific, it is still tasteless exploitation.
Theatrical Release:Dec 25, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $15,948,074
Synopsis: It was supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime in the Australian Outback – full of fun, sun and adventure. But what happened to a trio of twenty-something backpackers took a wrenching detour... It was supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime in the Australian Outback – full of fun, sun and adventure. But what happened to a trio of twenty-something backpackers took a wrenching detour into the depths of unrelenting terror. Based on true events, WOLF CREEK is the haunting story of their unthinkable ordeal – a mounting white-knuckle nightmare so real it was destined to become horror legend. WOLF CREEK is a startlingly intense motion picture experience of rapidly escalating dread and suspense. At the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, the film – written and directed by Melbourne's Greg McLean – was acclaimed as a daring, original blend of visually hypnotic thriller with unbearably scary movie. The chillingly believable events begin as freewheeling, college-aged pals Liz (Cassandra Magrath), Kristy (Kestie Morassi) and Ben (Nathan Phillips) head out for a holiday hike in stunning Wolf Creek National Park to see its mysterious meteor crater. When they return, their car won’t start. Trapped in the vast emptiness of the wilderness – all they can do is wait for rescue. Luckily, as night falls, along comes colorful local bushman Mick (John Jarratt) and his massive truck, offering a tow to safety. But as the sun comes up the next morning, it becomes shockingly apparent that Mick has no intention of fixing their car or letting them leave the Outback...ever again. As Liz, Kristy and Ben search for any conceivable way out, WOLF CREEK plunges towards an unforgettable climax. --© The Weinstein Company [More]
Starring: John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi
Starring: John Jarratt, Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi
Director: Greg McLean
Director: Greg McLean
Screenwriter: Greg McLean
Producer: Greg McLean, David Lightfoot
Composer: Francois Tetaz
Studio: Weinstein Company
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Reviews for Wolf Creek
What Wolf Creek offers is a competently made horror excursion with an unfortunate reliance upon clichés balanced off by some legitimate shocks.
It's not your typical holiday attraction, but it should lift the spirits of horror devotees, if no one else.
There's no substitute for bad taste. And this one has it double-barreled, both in the timing of its release and as a movie, one said to be loosely based on fact.
The four actors fit into their respective roles nicely, though in the case of Jarrat's bushman Mick, nice isn't quite the right word.
Just because Dimension considered Greg McLean's nasty exploitation flick worthy of their time and money doesn't mean it deserves yours.
An initially promising horror film that turns exploitive, Wolf Creek fails to deliver the requisite payoff considering its leisurely pace.
You want to close your eyes but can't -- a sure sign the horror is working.
As a purely visceral -- in both senses of the word -- exercise, Australian import Wolf Creek is extremely effective.
At least as unnerving as it is gratuitously sadistic, skin deep, and full of plot holes the size of Ayers Rock.
As horror movies go, this is a pretty good one, at once a tense, visceral and tightly woven tale.
Shoehorning predictable parable and pallid allegory into a hobnail boot full of horror and sadism.
A gorily effective Australian variation of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Mr. McLean uses all sorts of storytelling tricks to keep you guessing while the quartet of unknown actors deliver deeply affecting performances.
Australian writer and director McLean produces what is likely the most riveting horror movie you will see this year.
And that's it: The bad guy with the sideburns tortures them and lets them have it one at a time.
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