Mick’s a serial thriller

Wolf Creek 2 (R)
Starring: John Jarratt
BOY, did those highway cops pick the wrong guy to pull over.
There’s legendary serial killer Mick Taylor of Wolf Creek fame, pottering along in his old shootin’ ute.
Falsely accusing him of speeding, the coppers also put his ute off the road.
And you don’t mess with Mick Taylor’s ute.
Mick’s background as a pig shooter soon comes to the fore, and before long the shattered police car is involved in an impromptu barbecue by the side of the road – not so enjoyable for the boys in blue.
It’s a gripping start to a tense little film with high production values, that raises the legend of the snorting, giggling bushman psychopath to new heights.
Front and centre for much of the film is Mick’s extraordinary purpose-built underground torture chamber in which Mick goes to work on a Pommy backpacker. Goes to show even serial killer psychopaths aren’t all bad.
Watch also for a huge crash in which a cattle truck is comprehensively destroyed.
There’s really no star apart from Jarratt, and as you’d expect many scenes are very strong indeed.
It’s a nasty, menacing little film that delivers exactly as expected.
– Jason Beck