Rest Stop: Don't Look Back (2008) (V)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Shawn Papazian

Writer:

John Shiban (writer)

Release Date:

11 February 2009 (Australia)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

The corporal Tom Hilts returns from overseas to his hometown Argyle, Texas, for a ten days leave with the intention to seek our his brother Jess...

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Torture | Blood | Gore | Female Nudity

Cast

Richard Tillman	...	Tom Hilts
Jessie Ward	...	Marilyn
Graham Norris	...	Jared
Joey Mendicino	...	Jesse
Julie Mond	...	Nicole
Brionne Davis	...	The Driver
Diane Salinger	...	The Mother (as Diane Louise Salinger)
Michael Childers	...	The Father
Gary Entin	...	Twin #1
Edmund Entin	...	Twin #2
Mikey Post	...	Scotty
Steve Railsback	...	The Owner
Michael Toland	...	Mr. Hilts
Kelly Albanese	...	Party Girl #1
Sharon Senina	...	Party Girl #2

Also Known As:

Rest Stop 2 (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:Unrated | Netherlands:16 | Austria:16 | Norway:18 | Argentina:16 | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (cut)

Company:

Flame Ventures

Goofs:

Continuity: When exiting the truck Marilyn puts the pistol in the back of her shorts. When she gets to the bathroom, she pulls down her shorts without dealing with the gun that is supposedly there. It should clatter to the floor.

Movie Connections:

Follows Rest Stop (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Lonely Woman

Fun little gem

I enjoyed the first Rest Stop movie- considering it was a straight to video, low budget horror, I felt it was a tense off-the-beaten track film, with some nice, and unexpected, supernatural elements. Though I'm not claiming it's a horror classic, it was a fun film, and certainly felt like one of the fresher films in this sub-genre of horror, especially when compared to the tired Texas Chainsaw prequel and Hills Have Eyes sequel- both of which were out around the same time.

I think the sequel is equally fun- if not more so. Anyone witnessing the porta-potty scene will know there's a real streak of humour in this film. The supernatural aspects are also capitalised upon- allowing for a good twist or two. The sequel fleshes out some of the history of the freakish family, we find out what happened to the characters from the last film- all in all, it does what a good sequel is supposed to! So if you want a fun hour and a half, you could do far worse than watching this.It's silly fun, with some laughs, some gory parts and some tense moments, but then that's the point, I expect. It's a nice feeling when a straight-to-DVD film demonstrates a lot of what is missing in big budget cinematic horror films today- bring on Rest Stop 3!!!