This “Wrong Turn” shares the title mostly by branding-a group of hip, diverse young hikers also make a bad decision here, this time in search of a rare Civil War fort off an Appalachian trail. And considering its fitfully nasty traps, it can be mighty thrilling when you don’t really know where a reboot like this is going. Nelson has a confidence that keeps this movie bolder than you expect. This is a remake that has clearly moved on from the original, and now wants to be graded on its brains instead of its brawn-for the dialogue it adds to the tension between two civilizations, especially as McElroy evolves the slasher story to cult horror, like an Appalachian " Midsommar." That last part is where it gets a little less sturdy, but director Mike P.
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