Stuart Gordon, the mostly under-the-radar director of "Re-Animator," pops back into view with this amusing trifle -- a piece of scuzzy tabloid noir.
A drum-tight, extremely grisly thriller. And odd as it may sound given the subject matter, it's also surprisingly funny.
Stuart Gordon's inventions -- vivid, gruesome and occasionally quite funny -- offer a just-deserts ending and make both characters surprisingly active participants in their fates.
This is not enjoyable entertainment, but it is brutally watchable.
Mena Suvari has her best role since "American Beauty" as Brandi, a self-centered nursing home employee distinctly lacking in sympathy for anyone.
Stuart Gordon
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (2008)
Best Limited-Release/Direct-to-Video Film
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (2009)
Narrative Feature
San Francisco Indiefest (2008)
Stuart Gordon
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival (2007)
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