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Director: Stuart Gordon
Movie review
From Time Out London
Loosely based on a real event, Stuart Gordon’s wicked Hitchcockian thriller relies on suspense, black comedy and wince-inducing horror rather than slice-of-life realism. Mena Suvari plays care home drudge Brandi, who leaves a late-night bar drunk and ploughs into unemployed man Tom (Stephen Rea), whose mangled body becomes wedged in her windscreen. Distracted for a while by her amorous boyfriend, she later returns to inspect the damage, callously toying with Tom like a cat playing with a half-dead mouse. But Tom is one resilient rodent.Deftly switching between captor and captive, Gordon wrings every drop of tension from the B-movie-style premise. Gordon has directed drama, such as Mamet’s ‘Edmond’, but also visceral horror movies like ‘Re-Animator’. Elements of both are evident in this taut psychological thriller.
Author: Nigel Floyd
Time Out London Issue 2003, 8 - 14 Jan, 2009
User reviews of this film
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- Trisha said...
- Posted on Jun 23 2009 16:30 Very very good film. Scared me stupid.I know it is "loosly " based on a true event, yet it still showed the dreadful side of people. Great acting, worth seeing.
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- Anne Marie Kerrr said...
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Posted on Mar 23 2009 13:49
i bought stuck on Dvd it has not arrived yet it looks like a good movie
i saw the trailer for it stephen rea is a good actor in his movies - Report as inappropriate
Cast & crew
Director: Stuart Gordon
Cast: Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Lionel Mark Smith
Rated: 15
Duration: 85 mins
UK Release: Jan 9 2009
US Release: May 30 2008
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