Starring: Martin Compston, Eddie Marsan, Gemma Arterton
Directed By J Blakeson
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1379177/
Awesome movie, but be warned...... There is a A LOT of comparison between this movie and Hard Candy. Small cast kept together, and most of the movie filmed on one or maybe two sets. Very minimal, but very intense. TDOAC is yet another staple in the British film section that will go down as a sleeper success. Funny how the Brits are still more edgy than us at movies sometimes.
The story was simple, but half way through started getting twisted and interesting at the same time. A feat which is sometimes unachievable with movies like this. Two men fortify a nondescript British apartment so it can serve as a prison, and then kidnap a woman and tie her to a bed. Before there's even time to react, we're plunged into a very nasty situation, but not a simple one.
Like I said before, it's minimal, but dammit if I couldn't turn away for a second or I might run the risk of missing something. That is what I liked most about the movie. You had to pay attention to it or you're gonna miss something. Unlike Iron Man 2 or garbage lie that, TDOAC had that Indie feel, and was an intense film to watch from beginning to end. By intense I don't mean Saw, or Hostel. Just imagine being tied to a bed and have to pee in a bottle intense, while your assailants are wearing ski masks and making threats.
Trust me, if you like films of this nature you will not be disappointed.
-Mr. What?- ( * * * )
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