Torched (2004) (V)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Ryan Nicholson

Writer:

Vince D'Amato (writer)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

A savage little tale of one nurse's revenge

Plot:

Deanna, a young, pretty and upwardly mobile nurse is about to face the most difficult challenge of her life...

Plot Keywords:

Death | Rape | Pain | Nurse | Rampage

Cast

Michelle Boback	...	Deanna
Tamara Pender	...	Leanne
Daniel Lomas	...	Dr. Tyson
Ryan Haneman	...	Trevor
Rob Scattergood	...	Hustler
Peter Speers	...	2nd Hustler
Rob Carpenter	...	Lounge MD
Christ Stanley	...	Patient
Sarah Bergeest	...	Patient
Nicole Hancock	...	Night Receptionist
Willard Cochrane	...	Curious John

Runtime:

47 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Creepy Six Films

Movie Connections:

Edited into Hell Hath No Fury (2006) (V)

An effective shocker, not for the easily offended!

Torched, a 45 minute shocker from indie director Ryan Nicholson, is a brutal rape revenge tale that goes straight for the jugular, assaulting the senses with a non-stop barrage of horrific imagery which is definitely not for those of a nervous disposition. From the opening savage sexual assault to the movie's blood-drenched climax, Torched will sear itself into your memory.

Far from being the poorly acted and amateurish production I was expecting, this confidently directed and well acted piece of extreme movie-making was a pleasant surprise (well, maybe not pleasant, but it was far better than I thought it would be!). The cast are great and the whole production is well put together, with a cool metal soundtrack and some pretty impressive (and nauseating) special effects.

Michelle Boback plays Deanna, a pretty nurse who is raped by a masked attacker outside her home. The next night she is attacked in her home, but manages to subdue and constrain the intruder. Believing the man she now has tied up in her flat to be her rapist, she begins to torture him in a manner of particularly nasty ways.

Including graphic scenes of genital mutilation, the images of suffering are difficult to stomach (especially if you're a bloke!); this film certainly knows how to pack a punch! And if the scrotum-burning doesn't get to you, then the bit where Deanna pays a junkie to bugger the hapless guy will probably do the trick! After a lot more violence (including a juicy power-saw beheading), the film ends well, with a pretty good twist.

Torched sets out to shock, and shock it does. Whilst this is not going to be to everyone's taste, fans of exploitation and gore should find it hits the spot.