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Our review: Parents say ( 7 ): Kids say ( 6 ): Structured not unlike John Ford's Young Mr. Lincoln, this streamlined biopic deftly sidesteps most of the genre's cliches, offering a character who's both human and heroic. Director Reginald Hudlin ( House Party, Boomerang) is hardly a master filmmaker, but he was part of an important movement of ...
Summaries. A young woman joins an underground game of pain endurance, hoping to win the prize; $1 million. As things progress, she's forced to endure ever-increasing torturous pain, as her opponent engages ever-more horrific methods to manipulate and defeat her. A single mother joins a sick game expecting to win an one-million-dollar prize.
Oct 3, 2017 · It attempts to be eerie, creepy, and even a bit subtle, which is a breath of fresh air in some cases throughout the film, but admittedly, this is where the appreciation for the film somewhat stops. When getting into the production of Awaken The Shadowman, it is by no means the best quality it could be. In the same token, however, this is not a ...
Overview. A young woman enlists in an underground game of pain endurance in the hope of winning the million dollar prize. She soon learns the real opponent is the man who's running the game, as he employs horrific methods to manipulate and defeat her. 10 %. Written by tmdb28039023 on August 28, 2022.
Oct 8, 2023 · Your star rating: Steve. 2023-10-08. 0. There are a lot of ways of approaching 1959’s Odds Against Tomorrow. It’s that sort of film. But let’s be boring and approach it from the usual angle and say it’s the first film noir with a black lead actor in it. It’s Harry Belafonte, whose HarBel company also produced it, and he plays one of ...
Apr 23, 2018 · I’ve seen some terrific films of this sort in the past – “man in a box” type stories that are true character-driven stories. Buried, from 2010 comes to mind (starring Ryan Reynolds), which takes place entirely in a coffin buried underground. For this type story to work you need two main things; a solid script, and great actors.
May 21, 2020 · A man named Amol Palekar peeing on a terrace, a cuckoo grandma suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and a middle-aged man who wants to charm her by finding her lost dentures, a missing dad who ...
