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WOLF CREEK Maybe it's just me, but isn't there something distasteful about releasing a movie this sadistic and nihilistic during a holiday season that's supposed to be all about spirituality and generosity? Not that this dud would look good any time of year. Writer-director Greg McLean's film strands three college-age kids (Cassandra McGrath, Kestie Morassi and Nathan Phillips) in the Australian Outback, whereupon they meet a hulking roughneck (John Jarratt) who proceeds to slice and dice them as he sees fit. Wolf Creek bills itself as "Based On Real Events," a dubious claim since the film is rife with the sort of boneheaded plotting that can only be found in sub-par thrillers of this nature. Furthermore, since there were no witnesses to some of the grisly deaths on view, how can this be based on anything but McGrath's own misogynistic leanings? Rating: *
OPENS FRIDAY, JANUARY 13:GLORY ROAD: Josh Lucas, Derek Luke.
HOODWINKED: Voices of Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close.
LAST HOLIDAY: Queen Latifah, Gerard Depardieu.
TRISTAN & ISOLDE: James Franco, Sophia Myles.
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