Enough is enough for an abused mother who flees her dickbag husband and, along with her teenage daughter, hit the road to a relatives house. Along the way, every conceivable problem arises along a seemingly empty stretch of rural road - one of which being a gnarled tire, seemingly destroyed by an animal's claws, as well as a non-working mobile phone. Turns out, there's a trio of werewolves lurking around the dark and isolated Bonehill Road; thus, the two ladies are thrust into full-on survival mode. Shit gets even 'hairier' when they arrive at a house for help and stumble upon even MORE problems...
I gotta hand it to Mr. Sheets - with the shoe-string funds he was working with on this, he didn't skimp on the werewolf effects that, from what I've heard, ate up a significant chunk of an already pretty modest budget. And they actually look good! Not "American Werewolf in London" quality, but FAR better than the ones from the more recent and over-rated, "Late Phases". Another thing I enjoyed about this one was the odd turns it takes - especially one having to do with a deranged, sadistic non-werewolf character that pops up. I also liked the chemistry between the mother and daughter during this. Both of those performances were surprisingly solid. As for my main gripe, the ending felt a rushed and I didn't think the flashback was totally on point (playing catch... eh). But, I must say, it's made up for with the post-credit sequence involving a bonus werewolf transformation AND a few... "cameos". I'm giving this one a solid recommendation. It's got some gore, some cool looking werewolves, Linnea Quigley, and rolls along nicely with some unexpected 'turns'. It's like "Dog Soldiers" meets "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre".
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