Stellan Skarsgård, of 'Good Will Hunting', offers up a good low-key performance as Eddie, a cop is trying to stop a revenge killer from offing more people. Melisa Goerge is also on hand as Eddie's partner, Helen, but her performance left a bit to be desired in my opinion (although she's easy on the eyes) Selma Blair is pretty damn good in the film and she & Stellan keep it an interesting watch throughout. I can see why people would assume that this movie is 'just another Saw rip-off' & while it does have moments of pretty bad torture like the aforementioned film, it's so much more than that ans it's really more akin to a "Death Wish" film told from a different perspective. Add a certain twist late in the film that I truly did not see coming (althrough clues are there) and I have to say that I thought this to be one of the better straight to DVD (in America) releases of 2008.
My Grade: B-
Dimension DVD Extras: Three featurettes ( 'in depth chat with the director', 'Torture' & a making-of); 3 deleted scenes; a trailer for this film; and trailers for "Automaton Transfusion", "Storm Warning", "Diary of the Dead", & "Welcome to the Jungle"
My Grade: B-
Dimension DVD Extras: Three featurettes ( 'in depth chat with the director', 'Torture' & a making-of); 3 deleted scenes; a trailer for this film; and trailers for "Automaton Transfusion", "Storm Warning", "Diary of the Dead", & "Welcome to the Jungle"