I Spit on Your Grave III: Vengeance Is Mine

8/26/2019

After the second part focused on entirely different characters, Sarah Butler is back for the third part, "I Spit on Your Grave: Vengeance is Mine", to reprise her role as 'Jennifer Hills'. She had changed her name to 'Angela' though, and we pretty much see the aftermath of the events that took place in the first film. Of course just of the remake and not the first first one. Directed by R.D. Braunstein, with whose work I am not familiar with at all aside from this film here, I must say that I enjoyed this one as well. It is nowhere close to be as good as the first part, but here is some genuine character development to be found. Not only with 'Jennifer' but also with 'Marla' (Jennifer Landon) and 'Oscar' (Doug McKeon), whose character I absolutely loved and it is great he was included in t

1/12/2023

So Sarah Butler came back and that was pretty cool to do a follow up...but it almost makes Jennifer Hills into the bad guy and, though it was unsettling, it doesn't seem right. She's a little too pro-active on the vengeance thing to really sit well. It kind of works as a continuation of a story...but it kills a lot of the overwhelming sympathy you had for Jennifer, even while she was extracting some brutal vengeance. And I kind of feel that the point of movies like this is to get the audience to sympathize with someone doing some absolutely horrible things.

12/27/2024

"I Spit on Your Grave 3" is a failed attempt to create something unique within the franchise. It introduces a new storyline and a support group subplot but offers no depth to either, leaving the narrative feeling hollow and unengaging. The lack of attachment to the protagonist makes the movie even harder to connect with. The gruesomeness feels forced and contrived, stripping away any sense of impact or purpose. Sarah Butler's performance comes off as overly forced, failing to bring any authenticity or emotional connection to her character. A disappointing addition to an already controversial series.