The premise of Wrecked seemed near brilliant to me. I loved a good mystery, a dark thriller, and I think a one man show done right is brilliant. Consider Ryan Reynold's in Buried and then put it side by side and you'd see this for what it really is and that is a complete mess marred by boredom and a completely predictable mystery that should be anything but. The film drags through and often makes no sense as to why he does the things he does. I couldn't say exactly what would have made the script that much better but the story in its current form really falls flat.
I think given the right role Academy Award winner Adrien Brody really impresses. But it really does need to be the right role. I just found him melodramatic and over-acted in this performance. I mean a one-man show like this could make or break an actor and while it started out okay, by the time he gets out of the car, I just didn't care for his character anymore. The special effects were decent for the damage done to his body during the accident so that helps with the performance but simply put...not enough.
Canadian film maker Michael Greenspan might not have the experience required to handle a potentially heavy handed script like this one. You can really only watch Brody crawl around in circles once let alone for the better part of the entire film. The other major misstep is the mystery where Brody tries to figure out who he is and why he is where he is. The story is simply too predictable and I knew almost immediately where the idea was heading. I like to be kept guessing and I like a thriller to really truly thrill me. Brody's performance is not completely a waste and neither is the film but there is a ton of potential here that gets completely tossed somewhere in the transition. Skip this. 5.5/10
I think given the right role Academy Award winner Adrien Brody really impresses. But it really does need to be the right role. I just found him melodramatic and over-acted in this performance. I mean a one-man show like this could make or break an actor and while it started out okay, by the time he gets out of the car, I just didn't care for his character anymore. The special effects were decent for the damage done to his body during the accident so that helps with the performance but simply put...not enough.
Canadian film maker Michael Greenspan might not have the experience required to handle a potentially heavy handed script like this one. You can really only watch Brody crawl around in circles once let alone for the better part of the entire film. The other major misstep is the mystery where Brody tries to figure out who he is and why he is where he is. The story is simply too predictable and I knew almost immediately where the idea was heading. I like to be kept guessing and I like a thriller to really truly thrill me. Brody's performance is not completely a waste and neither is the film but there is a ton of potential here that gets completely tossed somewhere in the transition. Skip this. 5.5/10