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Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed |
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Thursday, 08 July 2004 |
  When we last saw the Fitzgerald sisters, Brigitte (Emily Perkins) had infected herself with her sister Ginger's (Katherine Isabelle) blood in an attempt to persuade her to get help. Brigitte's plan didn't go so well and the movie finished with viewers wondering if Ginger would survive.
Ginger Snaps 2 begins, following Brigitte on the run from civilization, but mostly from the werewolf which is tracking her. She must inject herself daily with the wolf's bane that prevents her complete conversion. Where the theme in the first film was teen hormones, which was lampooned wonderfully, the theme it part 2 seems to be drug addiction. There is scene after scene of Brigitte, sitting in cheap motel rooms, injecting the serum into her arm until she has a series of tracks. "Cutting" also seems to be a theme, as she repeatedly cuts herself, seeing how long it takes the wounds to heal.
Brigitte, is "captured" and sent to a hospital. Here she must deal with Ginger, who continuously pops into her mind to taunt her, and try to find the serum that prevents her from wolfing out. She meets a young girl named Ghost (Tatiana Masley) whose mother is a burn victim in the hospital. Ghost seems to spend all her time at the hospital reading to her mother, who appears to be trying to call out for help. Eventually, Brigitte escapes, leading to a series of seemingly pointless confrontations and the inevitable setup for another movie.
There doesn't seem to be a great deal of meaning to the whole story as Brigitte faces one obstacle after another. Unfortunately, this sequel lacks the humor of the first and seems to be aiming for more straight horror, which it does not succeed at. The many shots of Brigitte shooting up are clear enough. Drug use is ugly and bad. The original Ginger Snaps was a clever, amusing and original film which should have been left on it's own. Of course, success is never forgiven and a third film, this time a prequel, has already been completed.
Starring: Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Tatiana Maslany, Janet Kidder, Eric Johnson.
Director: Brett Sullivan
Studio: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Rated: R
Running Time: 96 minutes
Release: 2004
Reviewer: John Rice |
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