Joy Ride 3

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Joy Ride 3
Starring Ken Kirzinger, Jesse Hutch, Ben Hollingsworth, Gianpaolo Venuta
Directed by Declan O'Brien

Synopsis:
Rusty Nail (Ken Kirzinger), the maniacal truck driving serial killer, is back.  This time he's targeting a group of hotshot street racers, stalking them and killing them one by one, while a bunch of witless cops try to find him.

Review:
The original "Joy Ride" really lived up to its title, making it an enjoyable film filled with tension, suspense, and even some dark humor.  Rusty Nail was never really seen, and the "killer" in the film was moreso the big rig than the person behind it, exuding an heir of mystery behind the killer. 

With the subsequent sequels, the mystery of Rusty Nail has ebbed away until now, where he just serves as a killer with no conscious or remorse.  He just does it for the fun.  This takes away the greatest aspect of the original - Rusty Nail has been humanized.

What makes it worse is that in films like this, you're supposed to root for the victims.  However, none of the people Rusty Nail goes after are particularly nice, and therefore you find yourself rooting for their demise.  Rusty Nail hasn't just been humanized, but now he's been touted as the ultimate anti-hero.

On an interesting note, the character of Rusty Nail was played by Ken Kirzinger, who played Jason in "Freddy vs. Jason," and the male lead in the film (Jesse Hutch) also stared in "Freddy vs. Jason," where he was one of Jason's first victims.  Irony.

Summary:
I saw this film twenty minutes ago, and I've already forgotten most of it.

My Rating: D+

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