Horror Movie Review: Red Ridge

Last night I watched Red Ridge.

This movie was horrifying . . . but not necessarily in a good way.

Some movies use too much gore. Some overkill with the special effects. This one used a different approach.

I don’t usually have spoilers in my reviews, but I’ll spoil just a little . . . Red Ridge has quite a few rape scenes.

Personally, I think it’s a little tasteless, and quite uncreative. I’m not squeamish, but the rape scenes bothered me in this movie. The Hills Have Eyes did it as well, but at least that movie was decent. Red Ridge seemed to linger around them, while The Hills Have Eyes kept moving forward.

I say, keep it implied. When the ‘bad guy’ walks into the room with the woman chained to the bed, simply let the door close and I’ll understand what is happening.

However, this movie did have some good parts to it. It had traditional tones of horror—car breaks down, someone stranded in Hillbilly USA, and a town filled with Deliverance-like weirdoes who are ready to kidnap and force you to become a sex slave.

The opening sequences were good, as well. Twenty minutes in, and I was literally holding my chair in horror. Strong start for this movie, but it had a fairly weak ending.

Besides the graphic nature, my other complaint was that the ‘main character’ was a really bad actor. Remember, bad acting doesn’t bother me in B-side horror movies, but they could have cast someone a little better. Also,  many times the characters would act in a way where even an unreasonable person wouldn’t. I know it’s horror, but come on.

Overall, I enjoyed Red Ridge. I’m glad my wife didn’t watch it though, and it’s not necessarily a movie I would recommend.

-Vincent Hobbes