The Tortured, the latest in a long, bloody line of torture-themed movies, arrives on DVD.
But does it rise above the tawdry reputation of its genre?
Heres Joes review…
Its torture porn.
Its still just torture porn.
Pretty much the only reason to watch the film is to see another person get brutalised.
Its also not an entirely bad film.
The secret toThe Tortureds success is simply that it moves at an almost perfect pace.
So, while some time is spent building up the characters and the background, its never over-egged.
No particular section really excels, nor is anything truly terrible.
Its all just quite good.
Sadly, whileThe Torturedunderstands its place in the history of cinema, that does come with a few downsides.
In this case, a lack of ambition.
Abrupt and premature, it feels more like the writers had run out of ideas than a true ending.
The tables never turn and the torturers are never anything more than they seem to be.
The Torturedis out now andavailable from the Den Of Geek Store.
Rating:
3 out of 5
