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I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu
Day of the Woman: Deja Vu
USA 2019
produced by Terry Zarchi, Jan O'Connell, Meir Zarchi (executive) for Deja Vu
directed by Meir Zarchi
starring Jamie Bernadette, Camille Keaton, Maria Olsen, Jim Tavaré, Jonathan Peacy, Jeremy Ferdman, Holgie Forrester, Roy Allen III, Alexandra Kenworthy, Terry Zarchi, Tammy Zarchi, Adam Cerro, Andrea Nelson, Ben Whalen, Phillip K. Galaras (voice), Dave Moore (voice), Brian Guest (voice), Meir Zarchi
written by Meir Zarchi
I Spit on Your Grave
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Decades after the events of the original I
Spit on Your Grave: Jennifer Hills (Camille Keaton) has since
become a successful writer and also an anti-rape activist, to a point
where she starts rubbing people of the patriarchal and reactionary
persuasion the wrong way. Her daughter Christy (Jamie Bernadette)
meanwhile has become a successful model, and their relationship couldn't
be better - and then they're suddenly kidnapped by Becky (Maria Olsen) and
her goons Kevin (Jonathan Peacy), Scotty (Jeremy Ferdman) and mentally
challenged Herman (Jim Tavaré). You see, Becky is the wife of Johnny,
ringleader of the rapists from back when, and the others are somehow
related to the other rapists ... and they want revenge for Jennifer
killing them. Christy is actually only a collateral, and they sort of let
her go but drive her far enough away so she can't interfere. Jennifer
meanwhile tries to make her escape, but is ultimately decapitated by Becky
on the steps to the church, then buried next to Johnny. When Christy finds
that out, she tries to get even ... but runs into an ambush and is
ultimately raped by Kevin before Herman, who despite being slow notices
there's something wrong, helps her escape. Becky's fine with that, as she
enjoys a good (wo-)manhunt. Thing is, Christy by now is really pissed and
wants revenge - and if she has inherited anything from her mother it's
knowing how to serve it, too ... Of corse, it's more than
debatable if the original I Spit
on Your Grave ever needed a sequel, as it stands very well on its
own. And of course, considering all the parallels to the earlier movie, I
Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu feels a bit constructed. But that all
said, taken by its own terms, Meir Zarchi has delivered a very tense
B-thriller that hits really hard and doesn't shy from anything much while
adding hicksploitation and biblical elements to the blend, but also spots
of absurdism and even humour. And one thing's for sure, Zarchi really
knows how to build up tension and to stretch suspense scenes almost beyond
breaking point for maximum effect. And add to that a strong cast, made up
of some of the best names indie horror has to offer, and you've got
yourself a powerful cinematic tour de force for sure. Though in respect to
the subject matter, one has to warn, it's definitely not a film for
everybody.
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