WE ARE WHAT WE ARE *

Far from a direct remake of the Mexican original this American version of "We Are What We Are" keeps the original premiss and not much else. The first version felt more like a commentary on the social conditions prevailing in Mexico at the time rather than an outright horror film but one that worked in both contexts. This is closer to "Texas Chainsaw..." territory and as a genre piece it remains gruesomely effective but if it lacks the original's sense of social outrage it certainly generates its own sense of dread and probably gives Michael Parks the best line he's ever had.
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