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DVD ~ Stellan Skarsgard
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  • Actors: Stellan Skarsgard, Melissa George, Ashley Walters, Selma Blair
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Contender Entertainment Group
  • DVD Release Date: 16 Jun 2008
  • Run Time: 100 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0015FJ3AM
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,112 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Two cops must outwit a serial killer who is vent on avenging the brutal attack and subsequent murder of her mother.

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A serial killer stalks the dark city streets, depositing horrifically mutilated bodies, etched with the WAZ equation into the flesh. Hot on the killer's trail is Detective and his rookie partner who unearth the equation's meaning and discover each of the victims has been given a choice: kill those that you love or be killed yourself...

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3.0 out of 5 stars "There are many shades of grey ", 18 Nov 2008
By russell clarke "stipesdoppleganger" (halifax, west yorks) - See all my reviews
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In my part of the world (Yorkshire) waz is a verb. If you waz something you throw it away ( hopefully disposing of it in an environmentally vigilant manner) but apparently Waz is really an equation regarding genetics. And it's that equation that is at the heart of this film. I won't go into detail lest I give too much away . Neither is Waz a horror film. It,s pretty gruesome in parts but it's more a gritty psychological thriller than anything .Comparisons with Seven [1996] and Saw [2004] are apt though . Here we have a serial killer making people deal with the consequences of their own actions ,distorted through the killers own perverted filter.
Helen Westcott( Melissa George) has just been seconded onto the force in an unnamed American city ( It looks like New York in some shots though much of the film was shot in Ireland) When a mutilated corpse turns up with a message carved into the flesh she is paired up with gruff detective Eddie Argo ( Stellan Skarsgard) and it transpires the victim was the pregnant girlfriend of a notorious gang member. Eddie seems to have something going on with one gang member Daniel (Ashley Walters) and maybe knows more about the case than he is letting on. As he says "there are many shades of grey " though he actually puts it more colourfully than that.....ironically enough.
Helen is the eyes of the audience for this film .We learn things and see things fresh pretty much as she does. At times she looks more appalled at the attitudes of her male colleagues than the grisly pile of bodies. Needless to say Waz is not a barrel of laughs and the films grainy cinematography ( courtesy of Morton Soborg) adds to it's gloomy ambience. The performances are very good with Skarsgard capably nuancing his role as a man weighed down by his guilt and the things he has seen .Melissa George shows like she did in Paradise Lost that she is an actress worth keeping an eye on and there is a an effective cameo role for Selma Blair.
Director Tom Shankland says in the interview available in the extras ( Along with deleted scenes and commentaries ) that Waz is about altruism and redemption as much as it is about revenge. I can see his point but I feel that pretty much Waz is a film about making people pay for their actions and choices by understanding implicitly the suffering they have caused. Shades of grey again It's cheapened slightly by the supposedly dramatic twist that I saw coming a mile off and a noble act of sacrifice at the end that just doesn't wash.
None the less this is a serious , thoughtful , studied take on the serial killer /thriller genre .Very much worth watching once though I doubt it would be a film many would want to watch again and again . That does,nt mean you should waz it though .


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4.0 out of 5 stars Original, 18 Oct 2008
By maximus "Max" (manchester, uk) - See all my reviews
  
More like Se7en than Saw. It has more subtlety to it than your typical "gorno" film. Actually it isn't gorno at all. It is quite intelligently handled and it's the psychological premise of this thriller that gives it substance and originality.
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17 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Strikingly unusual, 22 Aug 2008
By D. Jackson "DJ" (UK) - See all my reviews
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Considering that Waz passes itself off as a mainstream horror movie, I was really surprised at how different it was. The premise is basically- how much pain would you endure to save a loved one? Pretty sick, huh? Don't worry, though; even though it says "Is this the most violent film ever?" on the DVD case, it's not very violent at all in comparison to something like Hostel.

Melissa George delivers a surprising performance as a cute rookie cop, but it's Selma Blair who makes the impact, playing the victim-turned-killer with superb competence. Overall, Waz makes for an OK night in, and it's far better than what some reviewers are making out. However, maybe it's worth waiting until it's about a fiver.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not what you expect
First off, this is NOT a horror film. It's closer to "Seven" than it is to "Saw", but even that's not a very good comparison. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Paul Fillery

3.0 out of 5 stars A dark psychological thriller...
Dead bodies are found each with the word 'Waz' carved into the flesh. What's the connection and why are they being killed? Read more
Published 2 months ago by Miss K

4.0 out of 5 stars Sorta Original!
Come on, who saw that ending coming???? It was a bit of a unusual twist for me anyway.
Published 2 months ago by H. Kehoe

4.0 out of 5 stars Overlooked noir gem
"WDeltaZ" is the victim of bad marketing. Being compared to "Seven" and "Saw", it had to fail. And the slogan "Is this the most violent film ever? Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jon_the_Watcher

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good!
I knew nothing about this film prior to purchasing it but as an avid lover of all things dark and creepy this film really hit the spot. Well worth watching.
Published 4 months ago by Rob's odyssey

4.0 out of 5 stars Not one for the masses
A random reviewer describes this film as being a mix between Saw & Se7en and all of a sudden a surge of airheads watch the movie expecting just that. How pathetic. Read more
Published 5 months ago by J.P

1.0 out of 5 stars Just horrible
Put quite simply, this is EVERYTHING that is wrong with these type of movies. Its badly acted, amaturely made, poorly told, slow, exploitive and made with a complete lack of... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. Matthew R. Meyrick

1.0 out of 5 stars How do scripts like this make it to film ?!?!
Where to start !?!? Stellan Skarsgard's overacting and cliched character really is the worst thing about this film. But there's loads more to complain about ! Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. P. Rourke

1.0 out of 5 stars Waz'nt Much
I really wanted this to be good, I'd seen the trailers, read some really positive reviews, and thought that despite my misgivings this may be a good film after all... Read more
Published 11 months ago by J. OConnor

4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant thriller not torture porn!
Despite the marketing of this film as ultra voilent, this isn't some torture porn knock off. Far from it. Read more
Published 12 months ago by rullirock

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