My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Friday, September 2, 2011

I Spit On Your Grave (2010)

A remake of a cult classic B-film that I never want to see because of the cheesy almost hilarious trailer of which I saw on youtube, this is a grueling revenge flick with tension and tragedy balanced just right with torture horror.   This would fit into the classification known as Torture Porn but in this case it works.   The story is pretty simple.  Young woman, alone, drives to a friend's cabin to get some novel writing done.  She's attractive so she catches the eye of three Redneck dirtbags.  As you can imagine she's assaulted in a very ugly way.  Yet this is not a woman you mess with, she's capable and willing to focus her rage in proving she's not a victim.  This film isn't for the squeamish.   It's brutal and some might say they go too far.   I'm fine with the violence because its tied to the drama.  That said I would only recommend it for true horror fans.  Kudos to Sarah Butler for willing to go where most actresses would feel uncomfortable going, her performance is quite good.  Grade: B+

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