I caught this awhile back off Netflix, and forgot to review this. Ryan Phillippe, who recently turned the big 4-0, made his directorial debut with this torture thriller, also starring as a has-been actor (sound familiar? LOL) who is kidnapped and tortured by two backwoods thugs in Florida (I think??) while shooting a little movie there.
I was surprised that I didn't hate this movie, in fact I would actually give it a borderline recommendation for fans of Phillippe (and torture or snuff films! LOL). In some ways, this is the best acting work of his career. He said in an interview (and even near the end of the film) that the experience of this movie taught him to treat others better- or at least made him a little more aware of how he treated others-?? I think that's something we all could take a lesson from...
I was surprised that I didn't hate this movie, in fact I would actually give it a borderline recommendation for fans of Phillippe (and torture or snuff films! LOL). In some ways, this is the best acting work of his career. He said in an interview (and even near the end of the film) that the experience of this movie taught him to treat others better- or at least made him a little more aware of how he treated others-?? I think that's something we all could take a lesson from...