![]() ![]() ![]() The cast is undistinguished, with Nicki Aycox showing mettle as the heroine and Kyle Schmid irritating as an emo character. JOY RIDE 2 is neither his best nor his worst, merely another familiar road slasher film in a sub-genre filled with such fare. The highlight of his career is still the James Belushi sci fi RETROACTIVE, but I've also mildly enjoyed SOLDIER BOYZ and THE HITCHER II over the years (although the less said about BATS the better!). ![]() Director Louis Morneau has a knack for turning out entertaining B-movies on low budgets and originally became a filmmaker under the tutelage of Roger Corman. Cue a fair amount of car crashes, bloodshed and even a little torture at one stage as the film veers into HOSTEL territory in a dingy basement filled with torture implements. The slim plotting sees sinister trucker Rusty Nail once more behind the wheel as he pursues a quartet of four 20-somethings along America's highways. This serviceable follow-up to the 2001 thriller (renamed ROADKILL over here in the UK) has all the makings of a fairly enjoyable B-movie and none of the characteristics of a keeper. ![]()
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