Wednesday, November 9, 2011

SYMPATHY

TRIP (STEVEN PRITCHARD) HAS JUST ROBBED A BANK AND TAKEN AS A HOSTAGE SARA (MARINA SHTELEN) A REBELLIOUS TEENAGER WHO TRIES TO THWART TRIP ANY WAY SHE CAN.  THEY HOLE UP IN A MOTEL FOR THE NIGHT WHERE ESCAPED CONVICT DENNIS (AARON BOUCHER) BARGES INTO THEIR ROOM AND TAKES BOTH TRIP AND SARA HOSTAGE.  THEN THROUGH THEIR ARGUING, FIGHTING AND LYING TO EACH OTHER THE TRUTH ABOUT EACH OF THEM IS REVEALED.
THIS IS A CHARACTER STUDY SET IN A MOTEL ROOM WITH ONLY THREE PEOPLE.  ALL THREE ACTORS DO A GOOD JOB, ESPECIALLY SHTELEN AND BOUCHER.  SHTELEN GOES FROM BEING A SCARED LITTLE GIRL TO A WOMAN USING SEX AS A WEAPON TO A CRAZED VIOLENT UNCONTROLLABLE PERSON.  IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS SHE WILL DO ANYTHING TO SURVIVE.  BOUCHER IS THE HEAVY, AND HE DOES A VERY GOOD JOB.  MANY TIMES HE APPEARS TO BE ON THE EDGE OF GOING BERSERK, USUALLY FUELED BY ANGER.  THE LAST 30 TO 40 MINUTES ARE VERY INTENSE, BRUTALLY VIOLENT AND UNABASHEDLY BLOODY. 
RATING 4 OUT OF 5

WATCHED THROUGH http://www.1channel.ch/ BUT IS AVAILABLE ON NETFLIX.

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