I was rather excited about the upcoming release of WILD THINGS 2. It featured Susan Ward whose career I followed from Sunset Beach and it basically just sounded like a wild romp, similar to the original.
Basically it is! The plot is very similar and the characters are imitations of the original ones - but I recommend this film for a great night out. It's glossy, it's sexy, it's great! There isn't too many surprises, but who cares.
The two leading ladies were great to watch and most of the performances were quite good for a direct-to-video film. The girls (together with Isaiah Washington) have bright futures in film - if only they can get out of this DTV mould they're making. Joe Michael Burke, on the other hand, who plays a coroner is terribly bad, stumbling upon his lines like a recital. And that Katie Stuart girl who played Brittney's friend? (Loud fart noise!)
Yes, you can see the plot twists coming a mile off AND the film does rip off several scenes (with minor tweaking) from the original (swamp scenes, double crossing, the courtroom, end credits, menage a trois, the assembly hall, etc...), but give it a go! It's nice, trashy entertainment that's shot extremely well and directed with a fair amount of stab by Jack Perez
Don't rent it with any high expectations. It is the bastard half-sister of the original, so just have fun, laugh along.
Basically it is! The plot is very similar and the characters are imitations of the original ones - but I recommend this film for a great night out. It's glossy, it's sexy, it's great! There isn't too many surprises, but who cares.
The two leading ladies were great to watch and most of the performances were quite good for a direct-to-video film. The girls (together with Isaiah Washington) have bright futures in film - if only they can get out of this DTV mould they're making. Joe Michael Burke, on the other hand, who plays a coroner is terribly bad, stumbling upon his lines like a recital. And that Katie Stuart girl who played Brittney's friend? (Loud fart noise!)
Yes, you can see the plot twists coming a mile off AND the film does rip off several scenes (with minor tweaking) from the original (swamp scenes, double crossing, the courtroom, end credits, menage a trois, the assembly hall, etc...), but give it a go! It's nice, trashy entertainment that's shot extremely well and directed with a fair amount of stab by Jack Perez
Don't rent it with any high expectations. It is the bastard half-sister of the original, so just have fun, laugh along.