03/01/06 Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed

Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004), directed by Brett Sullivan

watched w/ Leslie (partially); DVD (borrowed from Jason) @ home

Picking up where the first Ginger Snaps left off, this sequel follows younger sister Brigitte down the dark and drug-addled path of werewolf destruction. Seeing the visions of her older sister Ginger's death, and the lycanthropic beast hunting his maiden down, leads Brigitte to wolfsbane addicition pumped straight into her veins via needle. Admitted to a mental hospital for her condition, she begins to show the effects of her transformation, much to the liking of her creepy little Dakota Fanning-esque sidekick named Ghost. If you lust for teenage horror, drug addicts, and mental patients than this is your cup of tea. Think of it as sort of a Girl, Interrupted with killer werewolves. Unsure of reality, truth, and acceptance of what form she truly is, Brigitte must defeat the evils around and within her. A good scare, campy splatter-gore, and gothic frivolity.

3 out of 5 stars