Michael Ledo
There is nothing like a good rape/revenge film or so it seems since we are on number 3. Jennifer/Angela (Sarah Butler) is now in group where she befriends Marla (Jennifer Landon) an over the top woman who had all the best lines. At this point it becomes a fun "Lila and Eve" as they form a little vigilante group.The film contained flashbacks from part 2 in case you forgot what a gang rape looked like. Marla was a great character, Angela wore thin without her. Gabriel Hogan played the detective and was Crispin Glover creepy in the role, perhaps by design as nearly all the men were like that except for Oscar (Doug McKeon) who was part of the group. The film started out great and would have been far better if they had kept their only good character in it longer.Guide: F-bomb, bloody violence, brief rape scenes, brief nudity in film flashback.
kosmasp
I haven't seen the second "Spit" movie, but this is more of a sequel to the first one. And therefor you get a character which has evolved. It's up to the viewer to decide if for the better or worse. There are issues with Butlers character in this (how she acts after all that she did in part 1 for example), but the movie kinda cheats its way around that with all those daydream flashes that happen.You'll either like them, or think they're just a cheap trick to avoid making too much sense. It's still an interesting take on the character. And even though Ms. Butler still likes the first one better (because it put her out there, literally and metaphorically speaking), this is at least from the character perspective a much richer effort and movie ...
Nitzan Havoc
I must say, after my big disappointment from the sequel, I didn't think I would really take the time to watch number 3. However, as soon as I saw that the wonderful Sarah Butler was thankfully back, and that the plot actually aims to continue the first film - I figured I'd give it a chance. Boy, am I glad I decided to do that, as "Vengeance is Mine" salvages any and all damage done by the previous sequel (which wasn't bad, simply unworthy).As the synopsis says, unlike no. 2 which was nothing more than a failing tribute (although to a certain extent fun to watch, don't rule it out yet), no. 3 is the actual sequel. Haunted by both the brutalizing gang rape and abuse she'd been through and her terrible violent acts of revenge, Jennifer (now Angela) is trying to cope with the world she believes she lives in - no friends, no altruism, always strings attached, and a blunt battle between predators and prey. Unlike the 2nd film, the acting in this one is as amazing as in the first, with terrific additions like Jennifer Landon as the neurotic Marla and Doug McKeon as the traumatized Oscar.While the first film was all about abuse and vengeance and crime and punishment, the 3rd aims to be a lot deeper and more philosophical. The police has a very central role in the plot, after having a minor one in the sequel and being non-existent in the first. Angela finds herself having to lie and hide in order to do what she defines as right, while her rage and frustration threaten to claim the lives not only of those guilty, but of others as well. The film criticizes not only the monsters who commit the crimes and the system that pathetically fails to punish them - but also the crossing of the line between justice and injustice.Vengeance is Mine was probably out to offer and upgraded plot. The actual acts of abuse receive no screen time, excluding Angela's flashbacks from the events of the first film. The film aims to show the conflict between the reality experienced by rape victims (a misogynistic world where men are either monsters, incompetent pawns or fathers of victims) and the reality that is actually out there, where the truth is gray and there are no absolutes. The victims who turn to violence are criticized as badly as the monsters who made them that way, and the system is criticized for its alleged successes as well as its blunt failures.All in all, unlike the first film, this one is not a plain vengeance film, and we often find ourselves wondering who the monster really is. While having a much deeper message, it fails to deliver the pure satisfaction given by the first film (although "fails" is probably a wrong choice of words, as it obviously had no intention of doing so). After the painful plunge of the 2nd film - the 3rd offers the salvation of the series. Not as good as the first, definitely way better than the 2nd. The added value is obvious, the acts of vengeance still immense, and the overall experience definitely worthy of the time spent watching.
Domino Petachi
How is this possible?! I have seen WAY better movies with a lower rating = proof that the IMDb system is severely flawed and there are clearly people being paid to write positive reviews and give more stars than the film deserves but I guess we all already knew that.The only thing interesting about this movie were the flashbacks to the original which was actually really good. Everything was just bad in this one. The direction, the script, the acting. Woof. Would not recommend. Do NOT, I repeat, do NOT pay to watch this. Wait for it to come out on whatever streaming service you're already subscribed to and watch only if you literally have nothing better to do which should be never. If you never get to see this film, you will not have missed anything. I promise you that.
