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

Colour:

Colour

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

Didn't I See This Already?

Here's the film in a nutshell: If you saw the first one, skip it. If you haven't, then you might enjoy it a little bit.

The movie is basically a carbon copy of the original Reeker, except with new characters thrown in and a little bit of background on the Reeker character so that they could create a new film. I normally have no problem enjoying films that aren't completely original, but No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker adds very little to what the first film brought to the table.

You will find yourself EXTREMELY bored as there are no characters to root for and you'll just want them all to die anyway. Even though some people might believe otherwise, this film DOES rely heavily on its final twist. And if you've seen Reeker, surprise! It's the same thing all over again. That is what makes the film so dull. You know what is going to happen at the end of your 88 minutes that you're going to waste.

The movie does try to shed some light on the Reeker's origin's, but that aspect of the film turns out to be a tiny portion of the film's running time. If tacking on the same old ending isn't insulting enough, the final scene of the film (after all is said and done) will make you cringe with just how awfully cliché it is.

If you've seen Reeker, avoid this one by all costs. It's a lazy attempt for the studio to capitalize on a decent first film. And if you haven't seen the original you might enjoy this one, but I'd definitely recommend checking out the previous installment before seeing this cough*remake*cough.