Wild Things 2 (2004) (V)

User Rating:

4.3/10   

Director:

Jack Perez

Writers:

Ross Helford (written by) and
Andy Hurst (written by)

Release Date:

23 February 2004 (UK)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

Based on the hot movie Wild Things, Wild Things 2 sees teenage bad girls Maya and Britnney go on a sex and killing spree to win millions.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Stepfather | Money | Plane | Plane Crash

Cast

Susan Ward	...	Brittney Havers
Katie Stuart	...	Shannon
Leila Arcieri	...	Maya King
Dorit Wolf	...	Lecture Hall Girl
Brett Gilbert	...	Titch
Michael Chieffo	...	Principal Mosster
Linden Ashby	...	Detective Morrison
Joe Michael Burke	...	Julian Haynes
Chad Gordon	...	Kip Kiepki
Anthony John Denison	...	Niles Dunlap (as Tony Denison)
Kathy Neff	...	Brittney's Mother
Ski Carr	...	Cicatriz
Isaiah Washington	...	Terence Bridge
Dylan Kussman	...	Irvin Brillman
Kimberly Atkinson	...	Teri Breur

Also Known As:

The Glades (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, language and violence.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Brazil:18 | Iceland:16 | Singapore:PG (heavily cut) (video rating) | Singapore:R21 (cut) (re-rating) | USA:R (certificate #40165) | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Italy:VM14 | Norway:15 | Sweden:11 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Company:

Destination Films

Goofs:

Plot holes: If the girls had really arranged for the corpse of Maya's real father to be in Niles' plane during the crash, Terence's suspicion that the coroner (Julian) swapped the corpses is wrong. Then however, the coroner wasn't needed in the scheme at all. They could have done without his help altogether.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Wild Things II: Making the Glades (2004) (V)

Entertaining "Cult" Flick

So it's a sequel. So what? So the plot arc echoes the original. Again I ask, so what? I would argue that this carefully constructed film is a work of campy creativity, one that should be considered as an entertaining romp, especially in "cult movie" circles. It's not like you'd go to see Nightmare on Elm Street 2 for its gripping new plot - no, you'd go because you want to see Freddy claw peoples' guts out. Here's what I think you'd expect from a sequel to Wild Things: plot twists (check), breasts (3 pairs), a few good belly laughs (the vet steals the show), and an entertaining way to spend an evening (check and check). This alone should be enough to satisfy the (usually unreasonable) expectations of a casual viewer - it's not a multi-million-dollar star-filled red-carpet hooplah, after all. Moreover, I would say that it's actually quite an enjoyable film. Given its budget, size, and distribution, it goes above and beyond the minimum requirements (see above) with its concise, witty dialogue, smooth "private dick" plot pacing, and its original interpretation of its genre. A lot of sweat and hard work clearly went into this film, and I for one feel the writers and producers have a lot to be proud about.