Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Abbigail Bush what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

tavm Continuing to review werewolf movies in chronological order, I'm now at 2000 with this, an independently-made movie from Canada being the tale of two teen sisters-Ginger (Katharine Isabelle) and her one-year younger one Brigitte (Emily Perkins). They're both fascinated with depictions of death to the point of photographing each other in various ways of deadly accidents. Then Ginger gets bitten by a wolf while she and her sis are walking down the road...This was both horrifyingly scary and a little funny (I dug that scene of that school nurse giving advice on menstruation). And seeing Mimi Rogers as the deadpan mom was also a hoot to watch especially after she's told what's going on! So on that note, I highly recommend Ginger Snaps.

Python Hyena Ginger Snaps (2000): Dir: John Fawcett / Cast: Emily Perkins, Katherine Isabelle, Mimi Rogers, Kris Lemche, Danielle Hampton: Graphic and gory werewolf movie that opens with the discovery of a dismembered dog in the backyard. The blame is pointed at two sisters with an obsession with suicide as depicted in their gory student films. A plan to kill a popular girl's dog ends with one of them attacked and nearly mangled by a very large creature that would be struck by a van. The wounded girl begins to grow hair where she shouldn't and a tail emerges. Her sister struggles to conceal the change and find answers. This concludes with loose ends and a lot of spilled blood. Director John Fawcett creates a unique bond between two girls. Emily Perkins and Katherine Isabelle create an unusual chemistry as one struggles to help the other who herself, doesn't want to be helped. Kris Lemche is effective as the guy whose van struck the original creature. Now he attempts to find a cure. Mimi Rogers as a parent is an unnecessary distraction that is never involved in the film. Danielle Hampton plays a bully whose dog ends up in dire possession of the psychotic sisters. The climax is scary but it is also unnecessary in its presentation of violence. It is extremely graphic and quite fatal to its principal characters. The symbolic play on puberty is clever but the gore will make certain viewers snap. Score: 6 ½ / 10

UnderworldRocks It is just beyond me why this abomination of a movie is so highly overrated. After enjoying Underworld and becoming a fan of films relating to vampires and werewolves, I am currently searching for good movies of these dark mythical creatures. Since I have watched plenty of vampire-themed movies, right now my main focus is the werewolves. So far I have enjoyed An American Werewolf in London, Dog Soldiers, and Werewolf: The Beast Among Us.I watched Ginger Snaps only because it was well received by critics and some viewers. Well, those who highly praise Ginger Snaps, how wrong they are!The werewolf is so fake and laughable. The story featuring 2 girls sounds like fun, and has great potential, but is a mess. The film is neither funny nor scary, just tedious and laughable.Ignore the good reviews and the awards it received, and stay away from this monstrosity, if you cherish your life and do not intend to waste 2 hours of your free time.

ersinkdotcom On the surface, "Ginger Snaps" is a wonderful addition to the werewolf sub- genre that is rarely toyed with. Dig deeper and you find commentary on the difficulties girls face as they journey into womanhood. It should be required viewing for every male so they can form a sense of empathy for their female friends and family.Brigitte (Emily Perkins) and Ginger Fitzgerald (Katharine Isabelle) are sisters and the best of friends. They're also the town outcasts and parade their obsession with death in front of their classmates, teachers, and family. As they walk home one evening, Ginger is attacked by a ravenous beast.Her wounds heal at an astounding rate and she soon realizes that her body is undergoing two very extraordinary changes. One is fairly normal for all teenage girls: the arrival of her menstrual cycle. The second change is an ever-accelerating transformation into a werewolf. Can Brigitte save Ginger from her insatiable bloodlust before she fully turns into a voracious creature of the night?The version of "Ginger Snaps" I'm reviewing is Unrated. There's a lot of graphic violence and gore in this fine example of a Lycanthropy-centered film. I would consider it to be "R" rated because of strong language, adult situations, and scenes of female werewolf nudity. Ginger's hairy upper torso makes a cameo appearance during the movie's exciting and emotional conclusion.Rarely does a horror movie come along that infuses such immense chills and thrills while so beautifully capturing the pain and awkwardness we all feel journeying from childhood to adulthood. In my humble (yeah, right) opinion, this is the wolf-woman equivalent of the touching-yet-disturbing vampire tale "Let the Right One In" if fused together with the wit of "Heathers."