Whelp, I found a bad movie that is actually bad — Revenge.
First of all it’s exactly I Spit on Your Grave. Same movie.
Next, the characters endure impossible wounds and situations. For example, Jen, our heroine, gets impaled on a small tree. She sets the tree on fire so it falls over allowing her to escape. But a branch is still stuck through her. No. Continuing this nonsense, Richard, the main bad guy, is blasted in the gut with a 12 gauge. He goes on to chase our impaled heroine around the house. He even wraps his wound with cling wrap. Again, no. Any viewer possessing even the slightest knowledge of anatomy, will laugh himself silly at the absurdity of these scenes.
Revenge was touted online and on social media as a feminist and #metoo film. Nope. The message in the movie seems to bet that a woman must be raped before she can stand up for herself. I would think that in a feminist movie the woman would have fought before being raped instead of worrying about being rude. There is an opportunity to say something about this subject here, but the director didn’t.
Despite the above, I finished it. It was entertaining. I liked the heavily stylized cinematography. There was a lot of blood. The rape scene was creepy enough. And you’re glad they bad guys get killed.
But why not stick to the original? There is nothing new in this movie.
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