3.0
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Replacing the earlier movie's more depraved sequences with sustained tension and truly unnerving editing, the director proves adept at managing mayhem in cramped spaces.
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Adheres sufficiently closely to the original template so as not to offend purists and manages to pack an intensely visceral punch of its own, most effectively in the extended setup.
Look at the performances. They're surprisingly good, and I especially admired the work of Monica Potter and Tony Goldwyn as the parents of one of two girls who go walking in the woods.
If the original could be accused of having a real point (even a subtext), the uninspired redo has none whatsoever.
Not only is it plodding and completely predictable, the carnage is rendered slowly and quasi-reverentially, making the whole brutal experience come off like torture porn.
A shockingly mundane disappointment taken on its own and a deeply misguided refraction of the original.
This remake is merely vile (and dull).
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Revenge killings you can feel good about.
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