No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker (2008)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Dave Payne

Writer:

Dave Payne (writer)

Release Date:

2 January 2009 (Turkey)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

A sheriff and his son chase casino robbers, only to find the all of them are being chased by something else.

Plot Keywords:

Sheriff | Death | Robber | Desert | Waitress

Cast

Michael Robert Brandon	...	The Salesman
Michael Muhney	...	Deputy Harris McAllister
Desmond Askew	...	Binky
Mircea Monroe	...	Maya
David Stanbra	...	Young McAllister
Stephen Martines	...	Alex
Lyne Odums	...	Psychiatrist (as Baadja-Lyne)
Valerie Cruz	...	Allison
Lew Temple	...	Hitchhiker
Robert Pine	...	Sheriff McAllister
Shelly Desai	...	Ravi
Ralph Richeson	...	Local
Wilmer Calderon	...	Carlos
Ron Roggé	...	Nick
Ben Gunther	...	Reeker

Also Known As:

Reeker 2 (UK)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence/gore, and language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | UK:15 | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Australia:MA (2009)

Filming Locations:

Lancaster, California, USA

Company:

Institution, The

Movie Connections:

Follows Reeker (2005)

Soundtrack:

Wine by Wine

A Messy and Unoriginal Remake

In 1978, Sheriff Reed (David Stanbra) captures the deranged serial killer known as The Death Valley Drifter (Michael Robert Brandon) in the desert and the criminal is sentenced to death. On the present days, Sheriff Reed (Robert Pine) is near the retirement and will be replaced by his son; while they are having a meal in a diner in a rest stop in the middle of the desert, a runaway car with three thieves of a casino stops in the spot for refueling. One of the robbers is the former boyfriend of the waitress Maya (Mircea Monroe) and another criminal is wounded in the backseat. There is a shootout among the thieves and the sheriffs and their car explodes. However, the body of the wounded criminal vanishes and the survivors discover that they are stranded in the place; further they are stalked and chased by a fiend with stench known as The Reeker.

"Reeker" is a good low budget horror movie that in some moments recall "Identity" and "Jacob's Ladder" and with a great surprising conclusion. Unfortunately this supposed sequel in nothing more than a messy and unoriginal remake, using the same storyline in a different situation associated to a confused and boring screenplay; better off watching the original good movie again. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "Pânico no Deserto 2" ("Panic in the Desert 2")