Release: Wrong Turn

 

Wrong Turn

Genre: Horror

Director: Christopher Landon

Writer: Ben Collins

Cast: Sophie Thatcher, Tanner Buchanan, Caylee Cowan, Rohan Campbell, Devyn Nekoda, Emily VanCamp, Penn Badgley

Budget: $20,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $32,991,076

Foreign Box Office: $21,590,114

Total Profit: $20,998,900

Reaction: While it didn't reach the slasher hit heights of recent LRF reboots like Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th, but considering its source material was cult/DTV series these numbers are strong.

"Christopher Landon’s Wrong Turn is a viciously effective reinvention of the backwoods horror formula, trading simple slasher tropes for something far more sadistic and layered. Sophie Thatcher anchors the chaos with a grounded performance, even if the rest of the cast fail to rise to her level. I'd be interested in seeing what Landon and writer Ben Collins have in store for sequels." - Trent Hollow, Grindhouse Revival Weekly

"Like many horror franchises that overstay their welcome, this latest entry in the Wrong Turn universe struggles to justify its existence. It does have redeeming qualities—chief among them Sophie Turner, who once again proves she’s an actor worth paying attention to. But the relentless brutality, predictable scares, and a downright deflating ending make the film feel like it slipped away from both Landon and Collins. The result is a surprisingly tough sit." - Marcus Davis-Jobbes, Austin Chronicle

"In trying to reinvent Wrong Turn, Christopher Landon strips away what made the original work in the first place: simplicity, atmosphere, and primal fear. The introduction of an organized “hunt” and layered mythology feels overthought and distracts from the raw, backwoods terror fans expect from the franchise. Worse, the late-film pivot toward a second, more grotesque threat muddies the narrative entirely, turning what should have been a tight survival horror into something bloated and unfocused. Despite a committed lead performance from Sophie Thatcher, the film feels like it’s constantly fighting against its own premise—proving that sometimes, the straight road was the better path all along." - Calvin Rourke, Appalachian State Horror Archive

Rated R for strong bloody violence, and language.