Wolf Creek (2005)
Very dark Aussie horror movie about backpackers encountering a mysterious man in the middle of the Outback.
Admittedly, the premise is very generic. It’s the typical ‘Visitors from out of town cross paths with a bad guy and must fight to survive”. But I think it’s the acting that truly sets it apart. John Jarratt was absolutely perfect as the chilling Mick Taylor but the rest of the actors did a great job instilling the terror of their situation as well.
The film is relentlessly dark though. There’s very little hope or catharsis, just pure pain and misery. Having said that, it’s not nearly as gory as its reputation might have you believe, especially compared to something like Terrifier. There are some graphic moments but similar to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the horror comes from what you don’t see and what Mick could do, which I appreciate. If it was just an over-the-top gore fest I probably wouldn’t have liked it as much.
One thing you might not like if you watch it is that it does have the typical horror movie thing of protagonists making dumb decisions and making their situations even worse. I’ve watched enough horror movies that it doesn’t really bother me anymore but it might bug you. I also don’t know how to feel about the ending. It’s hard to talk about it without spoilers but I thought it was a little abrupt and anticlimactic but that may have been the point.
Overall, I think it’s a great little horror movie, I’d even say it’s one of the better horror movies of the 2000’s. It’s certainly not for everyone and like I said before, it’s extremely depressing but I’d recommended it if you’re looking for something truly dark and disturbing.
Very dark Aussie horror movie about backpackers encountering a mysterious man in the middle of the Outback.
Admittedly, the premise is very generic. It’s the typical ‘Visitors from out of town cross paths with a bad guy and must fight to survive”. But I think it’s the acting that truly sets it apart. John Jarratt was absolutely perfect as the chilling Mick Taylor but the rest of the actors did a great job instilling the terror of their situation as well.
The film is relentlessly dark though. There’s very little hope or catharsis, just pure pain and misery. Having said that, it’s not nearly as gory as its reputation might have you believe, especially compared to something like Terrifier. There are some graphic moments but similar to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the horror comes from what you don’t see and what Mick could do, which I appreciate. If it was just an over-the-top gore fest I probably wouldn’t have liked it as much.
One thing you might not like if you watch it is that it does have the typical horror movie thing of protagonists making dumb decisions and making their situations even worse. I’ve watched enough horror movies that it doesn’t really bother me anymore but it might bug you. I also don’t know how to feel about the ending. It’s hard to talk about it without spoilers but I thought it was a little abrupt and anticlimactic but that may have been the point.
Overall, I think it’s a great little horror movie, I’d even say it’s one of the better horror movies of the 2000’s. It’s certainly not for everyone and like I said before, it’s extremely depressing but I’d recommended it if you’re looking for something truly dark and disturbing.