Sarah Butler is back as Jennifer Hills, and this time she has a friend, Marla (Jennifer Landon). Jennifer (who has officially changed her name to Angela) wants to move on from her past and attempts to find solace in group therapy. Marla, on the other hand, has one thing in mind--revenge. Marla’s goal is to hunt down the root of each group member’s troubles and “fix” them. After Marla’s untimely passing, Angela’s mindset changes and returns to form. She is now out to exact revenge on those who have wronged her and Marla and anyone who crosses her path.
R.D. Braunstein took over for Steven R. Monroe in this final installment of the I Spit on Your Grave trilogy. Braunstein took a new and refreshing approach to this film and created a sense of comfort in the first half an hour or so. While there were flashbacks to Angela’s past, the overall tone of the film was that of relief and serenity. Braunstein managed to ease back into the trauma and the suffering and give audiences a false sense of hope. This choice perfectly reacclimated the viewers and allowed the shock of terrifying, bloodsoaked events to enter their body like it was the first time. Angela falls deeper and deeper into this abyss of hate and revenge and eventually pulls the story in new and interesting directions. Writer Daniel Gilroy and Braunstein took this film down new, and darker, paths; and, their decision to do so allowed this film to stand on its own. Through a series of twists and turns, Gilroy and Braunstein invented a new character in Angela and ultimately made the film a product of their own making, rather than a continuation of what Monroe had started five years prior.
The narrative wove audiences through a tapestry of guts and glory, delivering a new and unfamiliar sensation of revenge and justice. The crew delivered the novel idea that justice is sometimes best served by way of your own hand; and, by the means that Angela used throughout the film, audiences managed to feel some form of relief as she slices her way through her demented reality. Braunstein and Gilroy effectively created a cohesive and satisfactory end to what Monroe started a few years back. They purposefully brought an end to Jennifer Hills/Angela and wrapped up any loose ends that might have been dangling in the wind. This film was more fun than the others and allowed audiences to question their morals and beliefs, as well as to sit back and enjoy the taboo product in front of them.
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