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Another film slightly underrated because it was neutered for the theatrical cut.


Hot lead, decent enough production values (quite nicely shot at times), acting was fine, the screenplay was okay.

Nothing special really but okay as a time killer. A little better than it's current rating of 5.2, however I watched the unrated cut which was released digitally, it contains a bit more gore and nudity than the theatrical cut, it runs about 2mins longer.

Don't get me wrong this isn't a tits n' gore flick, it is quite mild which is why when you remove the little it has it becomes extremely timid. (I imagine, haven't seen the theatrical cut).

This is what happens when you chase a PG-13 rating. The scores and reviews are based largely on that cut as opposed to the unrated version. You played yourself chasing those teeny bopper ticket sales. The film made $32.1 million on a $10 million budget.

Did I mention Nathalie Emmanuel is gorgeous?

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I was thinking the same thing. Atmosphere is on-target. The set-up is kind of interesting. The acting is not bad either. But yeah it feels completely nerfed by the PG13 rating. This should had been a hard R. When did Hollywood lose its teeth?

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