Review of Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead (2009) by Patrick E — 15 Jun 2010
A surprisingly good straight to DVD sequel to 2001's Joy Ride (Road Kill to us non-Yanks) that does it's best to emulate all of the characteristics that made the original such a good film. Dead ahead is more of a straight up horror film that the original as it ups the gore and has less action but it still contains tension and decent characters. The only downside is the changing of the person who did the voice of Rusty Nail in the original, the new guy is much less menacing and he almost becomes a parody of the original Rusty Nail.
Still we get plenty of chase scenes, tension filled moments, gore scenes so it is a solid effort. The acting is decent and the all the characters bar one are bearable. Sadly the makers had to throw in one extremely annoying Goth character that lived for much longer than he should of. The ending could have been a little more believable but it looks like we are in for a further installment as the ending is wide opens for a sequel.
Good entertainment and high production values for a straight to DVD effort.
This review of Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead (2009) was written by Patrick E on 15 Jun 2010.
Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead has generally received mixed reviews.
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