I was hoping that this film would at least try to emulate the suspense of first Joy Ride movie but alas it is by the numbers gore fest about a psychotic trucker killing anyone whom he perceives has wronged him in some way or other. Whilst there were sparks of promise ultimately the movie lacks an interesting plot and story and relies on gore and blood spattering to carry it through. And it doesn't work.
In a nutshell this movie is about a bunch of friends and members of a car racing team going to Canada for a race. One of the team members overtakes a truck and sends gravel onto the truck bonnet and front grill. In the truckers book this is an automatic death sentence and he goes on a killing spree eliminating the group members in highly implausible ways. That's about it. The movie starts to drag on once you realize there is hardly any suspense. Another problem is that in the first Joy Ride film, the trucker was a menacing presence and a person who felt wronged and was seeking revenge however misguided. In this film the trucker is just psychopathic and just wants to kill. The fact that the psycho trucker is able to overtake a race car is also doubtful to say the least. The actions of the main characters are also implausible. They basically avoid asking for police assistance for the dumbest of reasons: that they are afraid of going to jail... Completely unreasonable given the context.
The acting is basically OK for a bunch of unknown actors and the effects are decent enough for a low budget movie, but overall this is a mostly forgettable movie that doesn't have much to offer in terms of suspense or a story line.
In a nutshell this movie is about a bunch of friends and members of a car racing team going to Canada for a race. One of the team members overtakes a truck and sends gravel onto the truck bonnet and front grill. In the truckers book this is an automatic death sentence and he goes on a killing spree eliminating the group members in highly implausible ways. That's about it. The movie starts to drag on once you realize there is hardly any suspense. Another problem is that in the first Joy Ride film, the trucker was a menacing presence and a person who felt wronged and was seeking revenge however misguided. In this film the trucker is just psychopathic and just wants to kill. The fact that the psycho trucker is able to overtake a race car is also doubtful to say the least. The actions of the main characters are also implausible. They basically avoid asking for police assistance for the dumbest of reasons: that they are afraid of going to jail... Completely unreasonable given the context.
The acting is basically OK for a bunch of unknown actors and the effects are decent enough for a low budget movie, but overall this is a mostly forgettable movie that doesn't have much to offer in terms of suspense or a story line.