13

2010

The 2005 French hit 13 Tzameti is retooled in this English-language remake from the original's writer/director Géla Babluani. The story surrounds a man's (played by Control's Sam Riley) decision to take a mysterious trip, which leads him to a secret world of gambling and Russian Roulette-styled contests. Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, 50 Cent, and Ray Liotta also star in the psychological thriller.

Director: Géla Babluani

Starring: Sam Riley, Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson

 15 Reviews

Reviews

  • Aside from some character-defining flashbacks, a godawful score and sweat-enhancing color photography, it's the same movie as before - a divertingly tense yet superficial time-waster.

    Keith Uhlich - Time Out New York

    26 April 2013

  • While the original was an art-house success, this English-language redo, now getting a one-week run after sitting on the shelf for a year and a half, doesn't measure up.

    V.A. Musetto - New York Post

    26 April 2013

  • This is a lumpy, dumb, suspenseless thing that sometimes scarcely feels finished.

    - Movieline

    26 April 2013

  • For a film about a "sport" where every competition is literally a matter of life and death, the oddly inert, suspense-free 13 is strangely lacking in urgency.

    Nathan Rabin - The A.V. Club

    26 April 2013

  • A starry cast and glossier production values simply work against the black-and-white original's strengths in this stillborn thriller about a deadly game of chance.

    Dennis Harvey - Variety

    26 April 2013

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