Wrecked (2010) User Reviews

Almost Great

[nytexas · 5/10 · 3 May 2011]

This movie could have been excellent (or at least rated above 5 / 10 stars) with one or two less loooong drawn out scenes of the main character crawling up (or down or over or through) the woods, stopping and looking out into the wild. Seriously, I wanted to shoot myself from about minutes 45 to 75. I suppose the screenwriter had no choice but to pad the movie since it was already going to be relatively short (hmmm, maybe it could be a Short instead?).

You would think that after 5 years of writing there would be much more than crawling and panning forest shots. Oh well.

Give me the first and last 30 minutes of the movie and I would be very happy with the outcome.

Small film, simple story, but entertaining.

[Degree7 · 4/10 · 7 May 2011]

Wrecked is an interesting little low budget film that has a fairly promising premise that should attract the viewers (because the poster certainly won't).

A man wakes up in a car wreck in the woods with no idea of who he is or why he got there, with his only company being that of the dead body in the seat next to him. It soon becomes apparent that help is not coming and he has to get out of the car. But once he's free, his troubles have only just begun, as he finds out that he is not alone in the woods.

There is a lot to like about this little film. Adrien Brody does a great job of displaying how painful and lonely it would be if one was trapped in this particular situation, and of course the film rests on his acting and the great imagery and camera work. The film never becomes too slow, and there is always a new little plot point or clue that leads the viewer on.

Of course one should not go into this film expecting a sordid tale of survival and battles with mountain lions. Instead, what we have is a psychological exploration, where the woods serve as the back drop for all of the character's guilts and desires, and soon we are doubting what is real and what isn't. Think of J.G. Ballard's "Concrete Island" or Stephen King's "Gerald's Game".

While it is ultimately weak with a so-so story, "Wrecked" is worth watching at least once just to enjoy the work of Brody and the fluid flow of the film.

Could Have Been a Great Short

[claudio_carvalho · 5/10 · 15 July 2011]

A man (Adrien Brody) awakes amnesic in a wrecked car in the woods with his leg trapped in the front panel. Sooner he finds that he is in a inhospitable area with wild animals surrounding him and that there is a dead man on the back seat and another one on the land. When he listens to the news on the radio, he learns that three armed and dangerous men had heisted a bank and killed the security guard. The man finally releases his leg from the panel and finds the stolen money in the trunk; then he concludes he is the third thief. He unsuccessfully tries to find a way out of the jungle while he has flashes of recollections of his past.

"Wrecked" is a low-budget one-actor film that could have been a great short. The performance of Adrien Brody is awesome but the running time is too long for a plot that is actually a storyline where nothing happens. The director dawdles the viewer with repetitive and confused scenes and in the end I was bored and anxious to see the conclusion. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Armadilha do Destino" ("Trap of the Destiny")

It takes effort not to get bored watching this

[Dainius8888 · 4/10 · 16 July 2011]

Right. First of all I need to express my disappointment. I was really looking forward to seeing this movie for quite some time now. Ever since I saw the trailer, from which it looked really attractive. It looked like it was going to be an interesting, psychedelic story, with twists and tension. ESPECIALLY due to the fact that ADRIEN BRODY is there! Because after seeing ''The Jacket'', in which Adrien Brody also starred, I was left stunned. So you can imagine the gripping excitement that came to me about half a year ago before the release of ''Wrecked'' when I found out that a movie like this would come out! But everyone, who has high hopes for this film because of the same, or at least a similar reason, can give up right now. This movie will definitely NOT satisfy, let alone EXCEEED, your expectations, because...well...It is boring. Simple as that. The plot itself is really plain. So plain, that it would actually be difficult to spoil anything, since there is almost nothing to spoil. The trailer alone can give out practically everything. And the film is really TOO LONG. And that makes this dull plot even MORE painfully tiresome. If they would have reduced the whole movie to about 30 minutes, I am sure it would have turned out to an interesting short, but now, harshly speaking, it looks like a bad version of ''127 hours''. This movie practically tells nothing new or interesting to the audience. But there is one reason to not completely condemn this title. Adrien Brody. Even thought, the story is disappointing, I cannot complain in any way about the amazing performance by Adrien Brody. Flawless acting. But that's it. Nothing more essentially positive that I can think of that was good in this movie... The make-up on Adrien Brody maybe?... If you have a significantly huge amount of unbendable patience within you, you may actually get lucky and think it was an OK movie. Otherwise, which is a lot more likely, you WILL not be impressed. At all.

Brody carries film

[ThreeGuysOneMovie · 7/10 · 5 September 2011]

I just happened to stumble upon this on Netflix instant when I was looking for something to watch and maybe take a nap. Saw that it had Adrien Brody so I figured I would give it a shot. This turned out to be a good decision and a pleasant surprise although; I never did manage to get that well deserved nap in.

The plot of this film consists of a man waking up trapped in wrecked car at the bottom of a ravine. He has no idea who he is or how he arrived in his current situation. As the character struggles to escape the vehicle and he slowly starts to remember who he is and how he came to be. But can he trust his memories? I would say more but I am trying hard not to reveal any spoilers.

This is certainly not a big budget Hollywood production and the film is a bit slow at times. My suggestion would be if you looking for some Michael Bay explosions and lots of special effects then you came to the wrong place. That being said the film does a good job of making you feel claustrophobic and trapped in the car with the main character. If you enjoy quality acting, hiking in the woods and plot twists that keep you guessing you might enjoy this film.

Brody was excellent in the film and pretty much carries the entire movie on his shoulders. There are very few other characters in the movie and limited dialogue. There are some tense and suspenseful scenes and I felt like I was trapped in the woods in the Pacific Northwest. The film sort of reminded me of Memento in some respects.

This is the director Michael Greenspan's first feature film. I would not be opposed to checking out some of his future endeavors as he did more than an admirable job with this film.

I would recommend giving this a look see on Netflix instant view if you have the opportunity. I found it to be a pleasant surprise and worth my time.

Adrien Brody Can't Save A Horrible Script

[Marc_Action · 4/10 · 11 January 2014]

This is going to be a very short review because, frankly, there isn't much to say about Wrecked. The first 20 to 30 minutes of the film consists of Adrien Brody trapped in a wrecked car deep in the forest… For the remaining 65 minutes, we get to see Brody crawling around the forest / wilderness. Throw in a hallucination here and a mountain lion there, and that's the whole film. Not too entertaining, even with the few appearances of the mountain lion – and that says a lot about the approach director Michael Greenspan took with the film.

Despite Adrien being a great actor and doing his absolute best with the script, the film never really delivers on the suspense or the thrills. It's a one-man show that goes absolutely nowhere, and that's not Brody's fault. Greenspan never picks up the pace of the film; he uses flashbacks and hallucinations ineffectively; and tries to build suspense around a story-line that just doesn't have any.

If you want to see a great survival film with few characters that gets it right, watch Frozen, 127 Hours with James Franco, or the classic Cast Away with Tom Hanks.

Lost

[chelano · 7/10 · 29 September 2011]

This is a very uncomfortable film. Now I don't mean it is bad. I mean this is the type of film you can feel and you start to feel what the main character is going through. The whole movie is based around one main character played by Adrien Brody. He did an excellent job. The movie starts with him waking up in a car that had fallen off a small cliff. He is alive, but the people around him are dead. Through the whole film you are trying to piece together what happened. By the end you figure it out, but there are some things they leave untouched on purpose. Let the viewers mind come up with its own conclusions. This movie takes on a different type of scary. Like a real life scary. I remember a few scenes that when they happened, I couldn't help but shake my head and think much that would really suck in real life. The writers of the film made a good story and the director did a good job with little budget they probably had. This was a very nice suspenseful film.

A very very slow moving drama about a man waking up in a mangled car and trying to figure out why. Brody is good though. I say C

[cosmo_tiger · 18 August 2011]

"Who's Raymond Plazey?" After waking up in a mangled car in the bottom of a ravine with a broken leg the man (Brody) has no idea how he got there. Doing everything he can he tries to escape the car and find help. This movie, much like "Buried" and "Castaway" involves pretty much one character the entire time. Very little dialog and prolonged scenes of trying to open a door make this a hard film to get through. I'm not saying this is a bad movie, but it is very, very slow moving. The acting by Brody is very good and it's worth watching to see him. Much like the movie "Memento" the lead character is going about his life trying to figure out who he is and how he got there. Unlilke "Memento" there is really not much that sucks you in and makes you want to keep watching. I got through it, but it was a struggle. Overall, a very slow moving one character movie that is watchable, and only because Brody does a good job. I give it a C.

Would I watch again? - Nope

*Also try - Bruied & Memento

beyond repair...

[witster18 · 4/10 · 21 September 2011]

This is NOT a good movie. It's not Brody's fault though. The film is similar to 'Buried' and '127 Hours', and it is not as good as either one.

Why? ...because of an array of horror-movie-esque poor decisions.

That and the fact that the hallucinations make it very difficult to decipher what is real and what is not. What was meant as something to add to the plot - ends up as something that muddles the plot.

Our lead character climbs down a hill and gets in the river... floats down river for a good while... swims to shore and comes up in the same place he started... uh... there's something very wrong about that. Then again, maybe it never happened.

Confusion. No closure. We care nothing for this character. ZERO character development here. They could have made this better by extending the set-up.

Let's give 'Buried' the award for this genre over the last 2 years, and hope that the genre has met its' quota for a while. I don't think that its' Adrian Brody's fault, but the lack of dialog here hurts the film. It's amazing that we can know three times as much about a Ryan Reynolds character who is trapped in a wood casket in 'Buried'. But in the end, the 'stupid' decision making here really puts the icing on the crap-cake.

I'd pass on this one.

37/100

Great performance, a little slow.

[iddqd87 · 7/10 · 3 September 2011]

First off, I didn't know much about this besides the synopsis and I finally saw a copy in Wal-Mart the other day. I decided to check it out and I am glad I did.

Its not great, but this movie has a limited audience... but for the indie film or drama / thriller people I think its an interesting experience. I like finding movies like this that I think about later, and since basically it was all one actor by himself I have to give this movie major props.

I think Brody did a fantastic job, but I feel frustrated by the characters decisions... although he was not a survivalist by any means, so it worked. I kept watching to see what was really happening and where it was going. I feel the ending was satisfying and was not a lame "twist", yet a huge relief... so all in all, I think its worth a watch.

Enough to keep you wondering.... but not enough to keep you entertained.

[rocknroll_demon · 3/10 · 23 July 2012]

Let's face it - this film is dull. I honestly think I have wasted 90 minutes of my life watching this movie. It's not that it is a BAD movie, it's more like it is one in which nobody tried very hard. But first, a defence: Adrien Brody does enough to allow us to sympathise with his character. We want to find out what has happened and who he is. The photography is pretty good too, but even a monkey can get some decent shots of a nature background.

The problems come with the story, and the six foot wide gaping plot holes that tag along with it. Firstly, it is boring. More boring than I can say. As mentioned, if it weren't for Adrien Brody's acting (which has been a damn sight better in the past), I would have turned it off. Nothing happens, and when it does happen there is no excitement, no thrill, just stupidity followed by blind luck. The worst thing about this movie is the questions that are left at the end: we find out what happened and who he is, but:

1. If he drove off the road, why does he not look for the road rather than crawling around the forest for days?

2. What happened to the guy in the cave? And if it is what I think it is, why could he not fend it off with a big rifle?

3. We see four men in the car when he causes the crash, but one man is left on the road. How did he fall out of the car, how did that kill him and how did no one see him as they were driving past?

4. In a forest full of trees and wood, he could not have made himself a crutch to help him walk rather than crawl around everywhere?

A film that leaves you with that many questions is simply not worth your time. If you want to watch Brody flex his acting muscles, watch The Pianist again. If you want to see a movie with a good story... well, you can do better than this.

2 Years Late, but this film is under-appreciated

[launchit-1 · 10/10 · 3 August 2012]

I am a couple years late seeing this film but the myriad reviews I've read demonstrate to me that many do not get this film. Hence, I am writing one in its favor.

All the complaints about "slow-moving plot," and that the story doesn't move fast enough, provide enough "action" or "suspense" are, in my opinion,indefensible. So accustomed to traditional suspense ploys, this is not so much about what happens next as what is happening in the moment. It is about the need to make a shelter within a vacuum, to find a foothold in a raging river, to find a bit of nourishment from a morsel and a little warmth from a beast's body in lieu of a human one. It is about the looming and interminable experience of guilt, whether real or imagined. No one understood the presence of the woman and why she is both savior and nemesis. Near film's end, there is a snatch of what seems a trivial argument between the two. On the brink of his own extinction, the crash victim tries to extinguish his guilt about this little altercation. This regret looms as tall as the tree-tops against the sky as he is lying in the dirt looking skyward. The man clings to life in the same way that we cling to our magical thinking, cling to those tiny respites from the daily anguish of survival, both physical and mental. We and this protagonist learn the truth at the end, suggesting that if we manage to survive, we too will learn that we might have been the good guy all along. The element of suspense is couched in the wild and unforgiving setting--both within his mind and in the wilderness and create enough nurture to choose life.

Fasten your seat belt

[Leopoldus · 7/10 · 29 July 2011]

For you never know what is going to happen. I haven't heard anything about this movie and went to IMDb to check out the reviews about it prior to watching it.

Considering them exceedingly bad, I decided to check it out anyway, to make my own mind. Well, I have a few things to say.

It is a slow movie. I understand some viewers might find it annoying.

BUT

If you read the Trivias about this flick, you will learn it has been written without knowing where it was going.

Without being aware of that I too found this movie exceedingly boring, because it lacks proper timing for twists or actions in a way. Knowing that, and if you're not afraid of independent (even experimental) movies, you can go on and you might enjoy it.

If you are a fan of Adrien Brody, you should probably watch this movie as well, because he really fits well in the part of a man knowing as much as the viewer do as the movie begins, sadly he has to fight until the end, and so does the viewer who thought he was in for a special thriller and survival movie like Cast Away and/or 127 hours.

You have to be aware that even though it's quite close to those films due to the subject, you cannot compare at all, for this is, I repeat, a whole experience considering the non- conventional way of writing.

All that to say, if you're looking for some strong thrills watching a man struggling for his own survival, you should probably stick to Cast Away & 127 hours.

On the other hand, if you're willing to witness another type of setting for a man trying to figure out what he is doing here and why, a low budget movie exploring the nothingness as the new standard for making a story, then Wrecked is a movie to watch.

Thanks to Adrien Brody's performance, and the nature of the experimental writing process revealed, this movie deserves a 6 out of 10.

Two Words: Bo Ring

[albrechtcm · 2/10 · 26 December 2011]

Mr. Brody is a fine actor, and we always enjoy seeing him in action. His name was the main reason we decided to watch this disappointing film. We realize that actors look forward to, and relish a role that allows them the opportunity to cut loose and gnash their teeth and in this film, Mr. Brody does a lot of tooth gnashing. He wakes up trapped in a wrecked car in a forest. Obviously he has no idea where he is and he is in great pain. Eventually he realizes that two dead men occupy the rear seat, and there is no driver. In one of the few lines in the film, he speaks, indicating that he doesn't know who he is. This is almost another "The Jacket", but "The Jacket" had a point. Writhing with this man (we never know his name and neither does he),for an hour and half of suffering and fevered hallucinations proved to be too excruciating (for us). We had to keep hitting the fast forward button, hoping for something to happen. From the disc cover we had the impression that he awakes to find not only guns but money. Since the driver was not in the wrecked vehicle, we expected him to return, perhaps with henchmen, to reclaim the money and create some mayhem, but unfortunately nothing like that ever happens. In fact nothing at all happens save for a few brief hallucinations that contribute nothing to this tale, until finally, only at the very last minute - in a hopelessly contrived scene of recovering memory - we get the barest glimpse of who this man may have been and how he got into this sorry situation; the end. Like the punch line at the end of a long bad joke, this leaves you with your mouth open, saying: "And...you mean that's it?"

Lack of emotional wallop but otherwise good

[doyler79 · 6 October 2011]

It might be easy to try and compare Wrecked to Buried or 127 Hours but this wouldn't be really fair because Wrecked has a protagonist who doesn't know who he is and this, due to the circumstances he finds himself in leaves you to wonder if he's a criminal or a good guy.Furnishing new facts to the audience whenever the nameless man discovers it, screenwriter Christopher Dodd gives you the impression you are experiencing the ride along with the nameless man from the very first scene which opens with the man coming into consciousness in the wreck of a car. Brody's raw performance will help you to feel at least moderately hooked throughout the man's distress. Whatever he feels, you'll feel a matching sensation. Tension and suspense are best found during the scenes when he's trapped in the car, it's when he when he frees himself from the car that the plot's boredom begins to rise to the surface and You'll find yourself wanting for more details about the man's past, but instead you merely get flashes of the events that happened before he ended up in the crashed car.It is here that the thinness if the plot is exposed as been stretched, showing perhaps that this would have made a better movie short than a full length feature. Notably the script also lacks any kind off comic relief as a form of levity, Buried and 127 Hours had that. By the third act we find it difficult to care too much about the man due to lack of emotional wallop, albeit the flashback scenes work well enough for the most part and director Michael Greenspan uses some clever cinematography which refused to resort to hand cam shake to provide fake tension. Adrian Brody's performance is captivating but overall, Wrecked starts off suspenseful and intense but fails to hold up to this throughout.

Wrecked Explores Where 127 Hours Cannot

[polyesterfastfilm · 7/10 · 1 September 2011]

127 Hours [2010] and Wrecked [2011] contain similar plots and big name actors (James Franco and Adrien Brody). They are set in a minimal location with a suffocating feel. One is based on a true story; the other is fiction. During the long middle stretch of movie, 127 Hours substitutes emotional highs and lows in the score instead of conflict/action, which Wrecked does a much better job at. A raw comparison of the plots gives 127 Hours a harsh reality, while Wrecked puts us inside Brody's mind of amnesia and hallucination. They end the same, but with a little help from Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Ros, 127 Hours manages to finish on a higher note. One was nominated for best picture, and one gets a shoddy rating on IMDb.

I do not believe the term, "Based on a true story," can cover up moments of less perfection. True stories are not commercial box office hits. That's how "based on a true story" came to be, to fantasize and fictionalize the true story into film mythology. The writer's job is to make a story's conflict much like a concert. If a story contains all truth and is boring, there should be rewrites until we are moved, with bits of conflict that can sensationalize the boring truth.

For this reason, where 127 Hours lags, Wrecked excels, and where 127 Hours must stick to a certain blue print, Wrecked can explore the mind of the protagonist in great depth. Plan on seeing an underrated, captivating, Adrien Brody indie in 2011.

Wrecked

[jboothmillard · 5/10 · 28 September 2011]

When I saw this film in a shop I presumed it was a straight to DVD release, or independent film that obviously did not get a lot of publicity, but reading the description and liking the lead star I was willing to give it a go. Basically a Man (Adrien Brody) wakes up in a car wrecked in an accident at the bottom of a woodland ravine, with scratches on his face, a broken leg which is trapped under the glove box, and a dead body behind him in the passenger seat. He does remember what happened or who he is, but he waits for help, and survives on small scraps and rain water until he work a way out of the car. He manages to listen top the radio, and he overhears the news that an armed bank robbery took place, a security guard was killed and they are looking for three men, and after this he manages to get his leg out and crawl out of the wreck. Checking around the Man sees two other bodies, and he also checks the boot, finding a bag with the stolen money, he realises he may have been involved in the robbery as one of the thieves himself. He realises he is in a very secluded area with woodland animals around, and only a dog wandering around, and he is also having hallucinations of a Woman (Caroline Dhavernas) who is bringing his spirits down. The Man decides to strap his leg with some wood to straighten it and to crawl away from the wreck in order to find some help, and as he journeys through the forest he still survives on the small scraps and water. Time passes and he soon comes to a river, where obviously he drinks, and he slowly travels down it, only to slip and be washed further, and when he gets out of the water and crawls back through the woods he is saddened to be back at the wreck. After contemplating and knowing he still won't be rescued, and haunted more by the Woman, he decides to try and escape the jungle again, but he goes a different direction. In the end, and taking the phone he found with him, the Man manages to crawl his way to a road, get signal to call for help, and in the car he has a flashback where he realises what happened, the Woman was his partner, and he was a victim, not a thief, plus he caused the wreck. As the only main character featured Brody is good as the unnamed protagonist with no knowledge of his condition and using his primal instincts to survive, it is a simple concept where the character is surviving and trying to escape his situation, but it is effective, an interesting enough thriller. Worth watching!

Wow, now this was very enjoyable...

[paul_haakonsen · 7/10 · 19 August 2021]

I stumbled upon this 2010 movie titled "Wrecked" by random luck in 2021. I hadn't even heard about it, but seeing that the cover had Adrien Brody on it was actually sufficient to make me want to watch the movie.

So I sat down and watched the movie from writer Christopher Dodd and director Michael Greenspan, and I must say that was I genuinely entertained by what they delivered with this movie.

The storyline is one that you have to experience to fully take it in, as there are some really well-written plot changes along the way. And I totally love the way that writer Christopher Dodd constructed the story here, and then changed the course of the story twice or three times along the way, fully and wholeheartedly throwing me off course and changing the way that I felt about the main character every time. This was just glorious work from the writer.

"Wrecked" is a movie that might not find an appeal with just everyone in the audience I think, as it is a rather slow paced movie, and also a movie with almost just a single actor on the screen for the majority of the time. And there is little dialogue here as well, so yeah, this might not be everyone's cup of tea.

I have to say that Adrien Brody puts on a very memorable performance here with this movie and single-handedly carries the movie phenomenally well with the material he has from the script.

This is definitely a movie that I can warmly recommend you sit down to watch, especially if you like a movie that doesn't just follow a predictable narrative. I have to say that this movie was definitely unique and enjoyable.

My rating of "Wrecked" lands on a seven out of ten stars.

OMG what a crap!

[spyroskonst · 1/10 · 15 July 2011]

This film has... nothing. Absolutely nothing. Extremely low budget without scenario, and some dumb twists (or they wanted them to be) to spice up this, uh, film. I expected it to be similar to "BURIED" (one man only for 1.5 hour putting yourself becoming one with the character), but no, this crap has nothing to do with that. Avoid it at all costs. I watched it on 2 "empty" hours on my job and still felt that i lost 1.5hour of my life! Prefer to see an episode from "the love boat" instead of this. And yes, you might find it too much, but this movie is THAT BAD! ---SOME NOTES FOR THE MOVIE--- 1. Almost 50minutes of the movie are just camera shots with literally nothing happening. 2. The main character actually does try & gets the job done, but there are so many flaws, that he just wastes his talent. 3. Don't want to add spoilers, and how could i since there are none to mention!

The real story is in the trailer !

[anahita777 · 6/10 · 11 June 2015]

Adrien Brody did an excellent job and I wonder if without him this movie would even exist !

The problem is that in the trailer, we can see that he is a hostage ! This should have been absolutely avoided as the whole story is about the main character questioning himself who he is and what he has done ! There would be more suspense for us to find it out with him.

So I was not captivated by the story, but if he will find out that he is not the one he thinks he is...

As other people suggested, I think this would be a nice short movie. Thanks to Adrien Brody's talent, I could watch it until the end. My vote is more for the actor.

Nope

[jehekool · 2/10 · 23 July 2020]

Im normally extremely patient when it comes to films. But this one.. wow, nope! The first 30 minuttes he just sits there in the damn car. Come one get out. The only reason to see this movie is because of the cute dog.. Sometimes you get small hmms, what about the black guy, how did he end up dead, a cat maybe, idk... And the the plottwist at the end, woow he was just an innocent. Now you haven't had any emotions for or about him because he killed one.. It did really fail this one

Just Brilliant

[kp_ruddin · 8/10 · 21 July 2011]

The movies which deal with survival of a person I just like them most. I can recall the movie Cast Away by Tom Hanks where Tom fought against his loneliness and time to get rid of the island. That was a master peace for sure. In this movie I found that tension, that appeal for live which is the feedback mechanism of a human being to survive and to ensure his existence. The best thing in this movie from my point of view is that it gives us the message "Don't give up". Whatever be the end result try your level best and continue trying. The movie deals with human psychology and certainly the main character should be given A+ for his superb acting and expression; both physical and psychological. The feeling of pain was expressed in such a way that I was confused if he was feeling pain in real or it was acting! Sometimes the woods, the rocks, the dog, the dead people or a dangerous man eater could be more than enough to make a film with few dialogues. It is a great work.

Well shot and acted but with a hint of wtf

[svores90 · 6/10 · 25 January 2012]

Imagine for a minute that you wake up bludgeoned, battered, bloody and bruised pinned in a steel death trap at the base of a mountain with no recollection of how or why you are there, with the only sign of humanity being an unknown corpse in the back seat. This "in medias res" beginning is how Director Michael Greenspan and Writer Christopher Dodd start off their debut feature film titled Wrecked.

Wrecked is a story of a man (played by Adrian Brody) that has just awoken in the after math of a major car accident in what appears to be a ravine with only a corpse (and his deteriorating mind) to accompanying him. After a days worth of struggle Brody finally frees himself from the constraints of the wreckage only to crawl through hellacious terrain while trying to ward off haunting hallucinations that have manifested from guilt of an incident he can't even remember.

Brody's performance is nothing short of spectacular especially considering the sheer screen time and lack of dialogue he has in the film, however this didn't stop him from portraying an ineffable range of emotion throughout. Brody isn't the only star on deck however, Cinematographer James Liston emphasizes this by employing juxtaposed high and low angle shot's to help shroud Brody's already enigmatic mind. The story however seem to have a couple "hiccups" that take away from the overall verisimilitude of the film which can be a deal breaker for some. This should not deter anyone from the film, it is well worth the time.

This is a wreck. Promising premise loses almost all in delivery

[Robert_duder · 5/10 · 20 January 2012]

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

A movie worth watching

[Greyfoot · 18 November 2011]

First of all I did not know a thing about the movie before got it, and as some other member who wrote a review I decided to take a well deserved nap.

Needless to say despite the flick being slow in places kept me awake for the rest of the afternoon and whats more it inspired me to register to the site. Truth to be told I hate sites like IMDb or Gamessspot as I genuinely feel that they are being controlled and supported by major companies what flick or game to rate highest and which ones to flush down the toilet.

Back to the movie as I said it kept me well awake, and kept me guessing to the end. I could perfectly feel the tension, desperate hopelessness and the ultimate struggling of the protagonist.

As for IMDb's complete ignorance for the line under character error, saying no way Brody could have moved the way he did with broken lower leg, just type in whatever search engine you are using: crawling with broken lower leg. Yep, a 64 old man crawled out of a desert with his leg broken in numerous places after a fall of 10 feet. I rest my case.

All in all, if you are into these sort of movies, where tension, character display is more important than flashy visuals then watch it, you might like it as I did.