GINGER SNAPSÂ (18)
D: John Fawcett
Lions Gate/Copper Heart/Water Pictures/TVA (Steve Hoban
& Karen Lee Hall)
Canada 🇨🇦 2000
108 mins
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Horror
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W: Karen Walton
DP: Thom Best
Ed: Brett Sullivan
Mus: Michael Shields
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Emily Perkins (Brigette Fitzgerald), Katherine Houghton
(Ginger Fitzgerald), Kris Lemche (Sam MacDonald), Mimi Rogers (Pamela Fitzgerald)
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A smarter horror movie than one would expect, with a
rather clever pun in the title...
In a Canadian suburb, a teenage girl with an obsession
with the occult discovers that her like-minded sister is a werewolf, and they find that they both have to deal with the changes.
An inventive, feminine twist on lycanthrope legend with
some clever allegories to "female problems". Completely entertaining and engaging throughout it's running time although it may not pass the longevity test. A couple of sequels (one of which a
prequel) followed.
6/10