Eliza Dushku's contribution to the 2000s white tank-top horror canon and one of the most rewatchable horror flicks of the decade in its own right, "Wrong Turn" takes a basic story of ill-prepared city folk being hunted through the woods by inbred mutant-men and delivers solid entertainment. If the gore is a bit mild compared to the low-rent sequels that followed, there is a sense of showmanship to what we do get: Lindy Booth gets barbwired, Jeremy Sisto eats arrows, and Emmanuelle Chriqui gets her pretty head bisected -- and what fun it is to see. Lightweight though "Wrong Turn" is compared to the brilliant likes of "Wolf Creek" and "The Devil's Rejects", it's still a good movie that survives repeat viewings relatively unscathed. It doesn't scare me like it did when I was 12, but it retains a special place in my horror-loving heart, as does Emmanuelle Chriqui.
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