Review of Restraint

Restraint (2008)
2/10
When will the torture stop
3 January 2014
I'd have to agree with Dave-zora's review on this one. I can only surmise that the very favorable reviewers were paid for their reviews. The plot is a re-hash of an old chestnut. Psycho invades home, holding innocent victim/s hostage. Psycho then proceeds to torture the victim's physically and emotionally for an hour or so, to kill time. Victim finally gets revenge. The only addition here is the victim is an agoraphobe so he can't escape from his house. The camera work is of the NYPD Blue "cameraman in a rocking boat" school of cinematography. Keep the camera swaying back and forth, up and down. All outdoor shots are heavily filtered to make even a bright day appear dark and depressive. The contrast and color have been manipulated to appear dark (high contrast, very little color). The actors are doing their best with what is an endless, pointless, insufferable script. The two stars are for their efforts.
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