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Uneven 'Wolf Creek' still beats most Hollywood horror
by Bob Longino

Not everything on Christmas morn will be merry and bright. The Weinstein Company is making sure there's something at the megaplex on Sunday for every single member of the family. It's unleashing "Wolf Creek," the celebrated Australian horror story very loosely inspired by real-life murders. A kind of bloomin' onion-style "Texas Chainsaw Massacre," "Wolf" involves a trio of youthful campers, the wide-open-spaces outback and a weirdo stranger with a big knife. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
It was supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime in the Australian Outback, full of fun, sun and adventure. But what happened to a trio of twenty-something backpackers took a wrenching detour into terror.

FILM FACTS ...

The Weinstein Company

'Wolf Creek'

Director: Greg McLean
Starring: Cassandra Magrath, John Jarret, Kestie Morassi, Nathan Phillips, Andy McPhee
Run time: 99 minutes
Release date: Dec. 25, 2005
Rating: R for strong, gruesome violence and for profanity.
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