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Another edition to the 'torture porn' genre from the producers of the 'Saw' film series. Craig (Jesse Metcalfe) and Elise Landry (Erika Christensen) are content with family life but their world is turned upside down when their young son is kidnapped and brutally murdered. After the court trial, the killer, Kozlowski (Bill Moseley), is set to serve a prison sentence, but Craig and Elise do not think the punishment is severe enough. They decide to seek revenge in their own way, capturing and torturing Kozlowski in the same manner he did their son, but their harsh vengeance won't be without consequences.
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
By NELMES316
Format:Blu-ray
With the tag line "From the producers of the Saw" splashed all over the DVD front cover. It is clear that the makers of this film were trying to attract the torture porn crowd. I must admit to only watching this because I'm a big fan of Bill Moseley. But sadly yet again Moseley's acting talent is wasted. This had the pretence to be a really deep and meaningful psychological thriller. If it had a totally different cast that is. The story revolves around a couple whose young son is kidnapped and murdered by a paedophile (played by Moseley) and after a deal with the DA he subsequently gets a rather lenient prison sentence. So the couple come up with the plan to kidnap him and take revenge. After conveniently knowing when Moseley's character is being transferred from prison they easily get to him and take him off to a house in the woods for some torture. You are supposed to believe and feel the hurt and torment that the couple are going through after the murder of their son. I'm sorry but Jesse Metcalfe and his blinding white teeth just don't work for me. His acting is abysmal and at no time is he convincing. Erika Christensen does okay with her role as the grieving mother. But it never rises above TV series acting. Over syrupy flashbacks are laughable and sadly the set up for the shock twist ending is clear very early on and takes away any suspense from the film. But okay a torture porn film doesn't really need a believable plot. Yes it's true but the film never delivers on its promise of gore or torture. Most the film time is taken up with talk by the couple about all the horrible things they are going to do to their victim. But they never live up to the talk. Horror/thriller fans will be bored and torture porn fans will feel short changed.... Read more ›
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Kev Jones
Format:DVD
What can I say ? Its a very missable offering - basic plot, and very unconvincing acting. I suspect was was made on a very limited budget. It`s from the producers of the `SAW` series, but I really dont think it comes anywhere near that genre, or indeed quality.
Just as well it was only a couple of quid.
Just as well it was only a couple of quid.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Now I didn't go into this film expecting too much but was pleasantly surprised. Yes, it can be a little extreme, and it's definitely aimed at the Saw generation, no doubt about that, but this is a good movie about action and consequence. Good ending too!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By foxy morgan
Format:DVD
i didnt enjoy or like this movie, it was a rip off of the french film 7 days which is amazing.. jesse metcalffe is wrong to be cast in this role,nothing special not terrible just not good..more a b rate type film
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Fordy Finn
Format:DVD
Not a bad little film this if you're not expecting blood & guts all the way through. Love Bill Moseley, rest of cast were ok. Liked the story too with it's little twist. Reminded me a bit of Law Abiding Citizen. Could definately watch it again.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By T. BROOKES
Format:DVD
I was surprised with this little belter. A good little horror thriller with an odd but effective cast and a brilliant twist at the end.
The actors are an odd combo but they do well in this adrenaline fuelled thriller. Their son is kidnapped, tortured and killed. After the killer is sentenced only to 25 years the grieving parents kidnap him in prison transit and put him through what their son suffered. This is fuelled by their anger, grief, guilt and taste for revenge. The father is a doctor and this is a great way to almost control or justify the almost horrific torture acts.
This film is like bits of Saw, Cellular and ? All mixed in, but still remains with it's own identity. It reminded me very much of an American version of the French film 7 Days, which most people won't have seen.
To summarise, I enjoyed it but it is quite short and resolves a bit too quickly for it's own good, losing the power of the final twist. It is a success with the cast and budget it had but it is slightly dense and could have been brilliant with a bit more emotion, drama, acting and tension building.
The actors are an odd combo but they do well in this adrenaline fuelled thriller. Their son is kidnapped, tortured and killed. After the killer is sentenced only to 25 years the grieving parents kidnap him in prison transit and put him through what their son suffered. This is fuelled by their anger, grief, guilt and taste for revenge. The father is a doctor and this is a great way to almost control or justify the almost horrific torture acts.
This film is like bits of Saw, Cellular and ? All mixed in, but still remains with it's own identity. It reminded me very much of an American version of the French film 7 Days, which most people won't have seen.
To summarise, I enjoyed it but it is quite short and resolves a bit too quickly for it's own good, losing the power of the final twist. It is a success with the cast and budget it had but it is slightly dense and could have been brilliant with a bit more emotion, drama, acting and tension building.
By AbFabFan
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
It's quite slow and boring.....not really a horror, more a boring wannabe horror.
I would not recommend this one if you want horror.
I would not recommend this one if you want horror.
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
this film is very enjoyable, although the story is quite loose and shallow, the film fully makes up for it with some very nasty scenes of torture :D don't show it to anyone of a sensitive nature, they will hate it
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing
Directed by Robert Lieberman, The Tortured is a horror thriller centring around Elise (Erika Christensen) and Craig Landry (Jesse Metcalfe) whose lives are thrown into turmoil when... Read more
Published 3 months ago by D Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superior!
s i m p l y d o e s n ' t g e t a n y b e t t e r !
Published 4 months ago by Christian Edlmayer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Waste Of Time!
The film is not the issue here, its the encryption on the DVD its-self thats my gripe.
Its a new form of encryption but it won't play on older DVD players, on my win7 laptop... Read more
Its a new form of encryption but it won't play on older DVD players, on my win7 laptop... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Ian Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars
at least the plot isn't tortuous
Given its made-for-TV pedigree, this film punches above its weight with game acting performances and a couple of twists to keep the viewer guessing. Read more
Published 7 months ago by M. White
5.0 out of 5 stars
absolutely brilliant
i thought this film was absolutely brilliant, you could tell it was something to do with producers of saw, very detailed, but you could imagine it being true, specially with the... Read more
Published 7 months ago by murphy
5.0 out of 5 stars
great film to see
yes it has from the makers of saw all over the cover but really isnt anything like saw,trust me i have all the saw films.this film would be any parents living nitemare. Read more
Published 7 months ago by deedee
2.0 out of 5 stars
Unintentionally Funny At Times, But Watchable.
I bought The Tortured when I read it was from the producers of Saw...I'm sorry- that was me being silly!
A couples child is kidnapped, tortured and killed. Read more
A couples child is kidnapped, tortured and killed. Read more
Published 11 months ago by D. Mccaffrey
3.0 out of 5 stars
Worth watching if you forgive the plot flaws
I thought that this was worthy of a watch, on the basis that it came from the producers of Saw and appeared to have 'torture porn' at its heart. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Eoin McLove
3.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable quick flick
Same production house as Saw, therefore expectations are high. The movie starts by setting out the story. A child was kidnapped then killed. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mo
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