Unfortunately, "Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning" didn't work for me at all. I'm also not sure what is supposed to "begin" here, certainly not the basis for the plot of the first two films. Instead, the setting is changed to 1815. Nonetheless, the Fitzgerald sisters remain the two leads (Katherine Isabelle and Emily Perkins). They're probably supposed to be some ancestors, but they're basically the same characters. This decision at least means that we get to see more of Ginger again. That is one of the few pluses.

Overall, the film is extremely dull. The entire plot, which takes place primarily in a trading fort under siege by werewolves, is quite uninspired. The characters are also fairly stereotypical. Isabelle and Perkins are underutilized, despite having shown in the first two films that they were capable of more. There are still a few atmospheric moments in the third "Ginger Snaps" movie, and the effects are at least partially good. However, there isn't much reason for this prequel to exist.