IF BAD PEOPLE HURT SOMEONE YOU LOVE, HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO HURT THEM BACK?

A convict (Garret Dillahunt) is rescued by his equally brutal partners; while fleeing from the law, they encounter first two teenage girls, then a family.

The remake of Wes Craven’s classic 1972 horror movie expands on the original, tries to be as grimly realistic and serious-minded as possible and challenges its audience to ponder the impact of violence.

Well made in most respects, but dishonest; the filmmakers depict the killing and maiming with as much style and flair as any other slasher director.

2009-U.S. 110 min. Color. Directed by Dennis Iliadis. Cast: Garret Dillahunt (Krug), Michael Bowen (Morton), Joshua Cox (Giles), Riki Lindhome, Aaron Paul, Sara Paxton… Tony Goldwyn.

Trivia: Co-produced by Craven and Sean S. Cunningham.