A group of friends are out driving in the middle of nowhere when their RV breaks down. Stranded in the desert they must defend themselves against a bunch of blood-thirsty cannibals.
Not very often, but once in a while you come across a movie that is so bad, you seriously question how something like that could've been made in the first place. This is one of those movies. It's definitely the worst movie I've seen in a very long time, although Green River Killer is a very strong competitor. To be completely honest, during the whole running time of this movie I just wanted to gauge my eyes out, and when finally finished watching it, I felt horrible.
The whole movie is a complete The Hills Have Eyes ripoff. I have absolutely nothing against movies paying homage to other movies, but this is just a complete ripoff and nothing else. Just watching a few seconds of this movie, I knew it was gonna be total crap, and I'm actually amazed that I managed to sit through the whole thing. Can't be good for you though.
So why is it so bad? Well, except for being a ripoff, it has the worst possible actors of all time, or that is people trying to act. These kids that gets stranded in the desert are the most annoying bunch of retards ever. The acting is just so terrible, I can't even begin to describe it. Other than that, the dialogue makes your ears bleed cos it's so god damn dumb. Just listening to these teens for ten minutes was really painful so again, I'm amazed I actually sat through the whole thing.
Talking about the actors, we have one of the kids that stands out a little more than the rest, and not in a good way. His name is Lawrence (Aaron Buer) and he's one of the most irritating persons I've ever seen on film. He talks like a rapper, or that is a wigger in his case. Anyway, he uses this ghetto slang to an extent I've never heard in my life before. Watching him truly gives the word hate a new meaning.
The other characters in the teen squad as not half as bad as Lawrence, but still among the shittiest bunch of kids that has ever walked the face of the earth. There are two bubble gum girls with their heads way up in the air that also, like Lawrence, spews out some horrible lingo. Then there's a constantly kissing couple that's just plain dull, one girl that looks like Marilyn Manson and one guy who seems to be the most normal one out of them all, but is the one that actually gets them in trouble and is therefore an idiot too.
The psychotic cannibals that the kids run into are just plain terrible. They have nothing going for them, just looking like dirty rednecks and are no fun to watch. There's no suspense, no tension and in the end you just couldn't care less what's gonna happen since the movie suck so much.
We actually get some gore, (thank f*** since it's supposed to be a cannibal flick), which sometimes is a little bit entertaining, but in the end not very well done and so not very fun to watch either. The score is just awful and gives you a headache.
If you have no taste and no brain you might like it, other than that, it's recommended to stay away...far away.
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ALTERNATIVE TITLE: Hell's Highway, Detour
MOVIE YEAR: 2003
DIRECTOR: Steve Taylor
WRITING CREDITS: Steve Taylor, Steve Grabowsky
GENRE: Horror, Action, Thriller
CAST: Ashley Elizabeth, Aaron Buer, Jill Jacobs
COUNTRY: USA
RUNTIME: 88 min
RATING: 0/10
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