Almost the entire movie is about a girl who is locked by some psycho in a trunk as he drives around. He installs a two-way speaker system so they can talk to each other (otherwise the movie would be even more boring). Any tension from this situation is gone in about five minutes and it doesn't help that this is one of the most visually uninteresting movies ever made. The camera just switches back and forth from the girl in the trunk to the green-tinted guy driving the car. She flirts and 'psycho'analyzes (how appropriate) him and he continuously threatens her with bodily harm while never delivering on his promises. The stupidity of the girl during the ending will make you want to throw something at the screen. I've seen far worse but the movie is still basically a huge waste of time unless you are doing something else while you watch it. I guess you can't blame them for false advertising concerning that title though...
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Jennifer Day can't save the Day but she tries and deserves credit
HEFILM5 January 2013
Horror genre has since Hostel been able to get away with this type of one location (and a dull small one at that) type of film. One person tied in a chair another person with a bunch of tools to cut things off of them with and "bingo" you're got a cool edgy horror movie. Not.
So having a girl in a trunk of a car at least the car moves around and since the majority of the movie has girl in trunk while the killer is driving, it becomes a torture show war of words. For 20 minutes this actually works, director Wiseman takes a long time to ever actually reveal the killer's whole face (or he claims he's a killer) or to even see him speak or in a full shot. Girl in the trunk (Day), who is a staple a the American Film Market lobby catering to, and fending off, producers and foreign buyers finally has a movie she can show her stuff in, and I mean acting stuff. She looks good in the film which is largely focuses on her face in very big close ups and she has to pull off a variety of things and does so well, she even sings a song at the end. The movie is a big step for her practically a demo reel.
Then, well, after 20 minutes the director is out of ideas visually and one "phone sex" type scene has to be repeated to fill up running time by the end. By repeated I mean they do another girl tries to seduce killer into opening the trunk, it's not the same dialogue but it's just the same scene because, well how the hell else can you turn a good 40 minute movie into one that runs twice that long. Really needed more visual ideas from the director the whole film is about 35 shots just repeated over and over. Some creative insults. Killer claims he cut out the unborn baby and used it to beat it's mother in the head one time. But no real escalation of insults or psychological attacks from either side of any depth.
Still Day, who looks better with her clothes on, shows she can hold up a film that is almost all her. Be nice if it helps her career as she makes the most of the chance and looks far better in the film than in any head shots on her IMDb page.
Killer, eh, he's not much of an actor, not bad just uninspired and you need some inspiration for a limited 2 hander like this to work.
The trunk is too brightly lit for a trunk otherwise the limited camera angles are professionally done and it doesn't look like video. Music score gets tiresome as it rarely ever stops but works for awhile.
This film works for a bit, pacing is good but writing and especially directing needed to be more imaginative and when it's all about psychological torture you need some deeper kinkier more character related psychology.
Yellow shower fans however may turn part of this into a you tube favorite. Credit where credit is due.
This film doesn't deserve an A for effort--though Day might--but it tries and succeeds some of the time.
So having a girl in a trunk of a car at least the car moves around and since the majority of the movie has girl in trunk while the killer is driving, it becomes a torture show war of words. For 20 minutes this actually works, director Wiseman takes a long time to ever actually reveal the killer's whole face (or he claims he's a killer) or to even see him speak or in a full shot. Girl in the trunk (Day), who is a staple a the American Film Market lobby catering to, and fending off, producers and foreign buyers finally has a movie she can show her stuff in, and I mean acting stuff. She looks good in the film which is largely focuses on her face in very big close ups and she has to pull off a variety of things and does so well, she even sings a song at the end. The movie is a big step for her practically a demo reel.
Then, well, after 20 minutes the director is out of ideas visually and one "phone sex" type scene has to be repeated to fill up running time by the end. By repeated I mean they do another girl tries to seduce killer into opening the trunk, it's not the same dialogue but it's just the same scene because, well how the hell else can you turn a good 40 minute movie into one that runs twice that long. Really needed more visual ideas from the director the whole film is about 35 shots just repeated over and over. Some creative insults. Killer claims he cut out the unborn baby and used it to beat it's mother in the head one time. But no real escalation of insults or psychological attacks from either side of any depth.
Still Day, who looks better with her clothes on, shows she can hold up a film that is almost all her. Be nice if it helps her career as she makes the most of the chance and looks far better in the film than in any head shots on her IMDb page.
Killer, eh, he's not much of an actor, not bad just uninspired and you need some inspiration for a limited 2 hander like this to work.
The trunk is too brightly lit for a trunk otherwise the limited camera angles are professionally done and it doesn't look like video. Music score gets tiresome as it rarely ever stops but works for awhile.
This film works for a bit, pacing is good but writing and especially directing needed to be more imaginative and when it's all about psychological torture you need some deeper kinkier more character related psychology.
Yellow shower fans however may turn part of this into a you tube favorite. Credit where credit is due.
This film doesn't deserve an A for effort--though Day might--but it tries and succeeds some of the time.
BAD GIRLS NEED TO BE PUNISHED
nogodnomasters24 June 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Meagan (Jennifer Day) has issues with her ex, but loves her daughter. She is kidnapped and placed in a roomy trunk by George (David Blanchard) who has a lot of issues. Unfortunately he believes he must rape, kill and dismember women and I am not sure of the order. Knowing her fate is tragic, Meagan engages her captor and desperately attempts to assemble a thermo-nuclear device or whatever from items in her purse under the blinding light of her cell phone.
Not much of a story unless watching Jennifer Day move around in a trunk talking dirty is your idea of entertainment.
Guide: F-bomb. Sex talk. Nudity (Jennifer Day)
Not much of a story unless watching Jennifer Day move around in a trunk talking dirty is your idea of entertainment.
Guide: F-bomb. Sex talk. Nudity (Jennifer Day)
One of the worst movies ever made
Souvik11 January 2010
Warning: Spoilers
I am being forced to write a review for this movie for two reasons: 1. This is undoubtedly one of the worst movies ever made and I feel I should warn people 2. There is a review from a guy called mm-70 or something that actually looks and sounds like from the production team themselves and is very misleading. This movie is all a worst movie is... and more. Bad acting, Bad camera work, bad script, bad dialogues, bad direction and a really really bad ending, this movie has it all! The movie is about a girl who gets kidnapped by a man and put into the trunk of his car, which has a two-way speaker/mic system. They keep talking to each other throughout the movie and thats about it. In the end, the girl sprays what looked like pepper and jolts him with electricity before locking him into his own trunk! The last shot shows the trunk open and bloody hand-prints indicating a sequel! Please, spare us the horror of even thinking about one! Don't even think about catching this one, even of you have absolutely nothing to do. This will bore you to no end and frustrate you to no end. I do not see an option of zero on IMDb, hence the rating of 1.
Jennifer Day shines
michael-f-passe27 July 2016
I like psychological horror and suspense, so I stuck with "Trunk" to see how it ended, and because of Jennifer Day. She mostly carries the film, and does it without stumbling. Miss Day is in the titular car trunk pretty much all the way through the flick, kidnapped by a killer and forced to try to outwit him. It's all psychological suspense that plays on claustrophobia, with lots of camera shots that zero in very tightly on the faces of the two leads. What action there is takes place mostly at the very beginning and end and a few flashbacks. What might have helped "Trunk" some, besides a bigger budget, is for the kidnapper/killer to seem more dangerous and scary. He does what he can. Ms. Day puts on a convincing performance in a difficult, movement-restricted role. Those who know Jennifer Day from her late night TV music show might be surprised at the range she shows here as a dramatic actress. Hopefully bigger and better things are on the way for her.
Really boring
Leofwine_draca31 May 2018
Warning: Spoilers
TRUNK is an indie thriller lacking thrills and a decent plot. A young woman is kidnapped by a guy who turns out to be a serial killer. He locks her in the boot of his car, and the rest of the film follows their journey as he drives around and she communicates with him from the back. It's slow and aimless, let down by tin-ear dialogue and a lack of characterisation. A single location thriller like this needs exemplary writing to see it through but TRUNK doesn't have that; as such, it's a real bore.
The Worst Film ever Made
DJGillin28-953-648571 April 2021
Lacks drive and any sense of spontaneity
fredrikgunerius7 August 2023
This low-budget, basically two-set thriller is trying to tap into a Ted Bundy-ish character and his latest victim, who's ready to play his game. Valid observations and possibly even good suspense could've resulted from this setup, but writer/director Straw Weisman isn't able to imbue his images with any real tension. The film lacks drive and any sense of spontaneity. Instead Weisman must resort to using cuts and close-ups to force his characters' lines and reactions. The two leads remain cardboard figures from which actors Jennifer Day and David Blanchard are never able to transcend. Relased directly to video.
If you're expecting a major movie, just don't watch it.
silver-astronaut28 December 2010
Warning: Spoilers
This is an extremely low budget movie, with only two people and one location (the trunk). It can get boring if you're expecting lots of action and violence, cause it is focused on the dialogue between the kidnapper and the victim, which are not cliché and are, in fact, actually good.
Basically, that's it. The whole movie is within the car, where the only thing that happens is the kidnapper and victim talking, flirting and threatening each other.
It is not a major movie at all, so only watch it if you're ready for a not-so-clear image, not-so- clear sound and no special effects.
Basically, that's it. The whole movie is within the car, where the only thing that happens is the kidnapper and victim talking, flirting and threatening each other.
It is not a major movie at all, so only watch it if you're ready for a not-so-clear image, not-so- clear sound and no special effects.
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