Reading the reviews about torture porn I wasn't sure if this film was going to be for me. It's not like the Aussies can't do a nasty bit of onscreen torture when they put their minds to it.
To be fair some of it was really heavy going, but nothing is explicit, and nothing qualifies as gratuitous. Instead, we are taken on a rollercoaster ride with the two (well, three) female characters as they engage with their common tormentor.
It's remarkable that none of the main characters is sympathetic in the traditional sense but the movie manages to elicit an intense emotional response. I cried at the end and was gripped throughout.
No, we don't learn much and it's not an intellectual masterpiece, but there's some fine acting and shooting which conjures a rare intensity of narrative within the bounds of this genre's plausibility.
Definitely worth a watch if you like an all-consuming thriller.
To be fair some of it was really heavy going, but nothing is explicit, and nothing qualifies as gratuitous. Instead, we are taken on a rollercoaster ride with the two (well, three) female characters as they engage with their common tormentor.
It's remarkable that none of the main characters is sympathetic in the traditional sense but the movie manages to elicit an intense emotional response. I cried at the end and was gripped throughout.
No, we don't learn much and it's not an intellectual masterpiece, but there's some fine acting and shooting which conjures a rare intensity of narrative within the bounds of this genre's plausibility.
Definitely worth a watch if you like an all-consuming thriller.