Ginger Snaps: Unleashed (2004)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Brett Sullivan

Writers:

Karen Walton (characters)
Megan Martin (written by)

Release Date:

30 January 2004 (Canada)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

It only dies if you do.

Plot:

The late Ginger's sister Brigitte, now a werewolf herself, must try to find a cure for her blood lust before the next full moon while hiding out in a rehab clinic from a relentless werewolf.

Plot Keywords:

Werewolf | Drug Addict | Erotica | Hospital | Disfigurement

Cast

Emily Perkins	...	Brigitte
Brendan Fletcher	...	Jeremy
Katharine Isabelle	...	Ginger
Tatiana Maslany	...	Ghost
Susan Adam	...	Barbara
Janet Kidder	...	Alice Severson
Chris Fassbender	...	Luke
Pascale Hutton	...	Beth-Ann
Michelle Beaudoin	...	Winnie
Eric Johnson	...	Tyler
David McNally	...	Marcus
Patricia Idlette	...	Dr. Eleonor Brookner
Lydia Lau	...	Koral
Coralie Cairns	...	Nurse
Shaun Johnston	...	Jack

Also Known As:

Entre soeurs II: Déchainées (Canada: French title) (DVD box title)
Ginger Snaps 2 (Canada: English title) (working title)
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (USA) (DVD box title)
Ginger Snaps: The Sequel (Canada: English title) (working title)
Werewolf: Gingersnaps (Philippines: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, sexual content, some language and drug use.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Iceland:16 | Italy:VM14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | Germany:16 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

49th Parallel Productions

Trivia:

Shot back-to-back with Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004).

Goofs:

Continuity: On the scene where Tyler injects Brigitte for the first time at the mental hospital, the content of the syringe varies from 1/3 to almost 1/2 full.

Quotes:

Ghost: I got chips. Alice says chips don't fall in to one of the four food groups. One of her many lies. You still eat chips, right?
Brigitte: It's happening too fast. I need the monkshood.
[Ghost holds up a vial of monkshood]
Brigitte: Where's the needle?
Ghost: ...Oh crap.

Movie Connections:

Features Nothing (2003)

Soundtrack:

Oowatanite

Excellent Sequel!!

This is an enjoyable and surprisingly competent DTV follow up to cult hit Ginger Snaps. The first film was dark, entertaining and witty and had a good amount of tension and scares. The sequel is good fun but lacks the wit of the original and a certain amount of the hip-ness. The lack of Ginger herself is also evident. Katherine Isabelle is back but essentially in a cameo as the ghost of Ginger while once again the angst ridden sister Bridget is the centre of the story.

Following the events of the first film, Bridget is on the run, moving from town to town and constantly taking monkshood (the drug that prevents werewolfism) to stop her turning into a werewolf following the final confrontation in the first film. When she is found overdosing on the stuff she falls into a coma and wakes up in a mental hospital but soon she is tracked down by another werewolf and with no monkshood to slow down her own transformation she must fight her impending hairiness. As she has found, Monkshood doesn't prevent Wolfiness, only slows the transformation. At the institute she meets the eccentric Ghost, who is fascinated with Bridget and soon learns of her problem. When a residents of the institute start turning up dead Ghost initially suspects Bridget but they soon discover that a mate is tracking Bridget to make hairy werewolf babies with her. As well as this Ghost may not be quite as she seems.

This is well shot and has some tense moments and considering its small budget it is a remarkably accomplished and enjoyable piece of work. A good and more low key Ginger Snaps movie it is. ***