Victim (I) (2010)

A young man finds himself held captive by a mysterious doctor and his brutish henchman.

Directors:

Matt Eskandari, Michael A. Pierce

Writers:

Michael Hultquist, Robert Martinez

Stars:

Stephen Weigand, Bob Bancroft, Brendan Kelly

Cast

Credited cast:
Stephen Weigand	...	Young Man
Bob Bancroft	...	Dr. Rudolph Volk
Brendan Kelly	...	Mr. George
Jennifer Howie	...	Rachel Volk
Stacy Haiduk	...	Det. Janet Corwin
Bru Muller	...	Brian McHammond
Wayne Morse	...	Uniformed Officer
Dianne Kwon	...	Bikini Girl
Tara Holt	...	Bar Girl
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jelly Howie	...	Rachel Volk (as Jellie Howie)

Storyline

A young man finds himself held captive by a mysterious doctor and his brutish henchman.

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Taglines:

It's not always who you think

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 2010 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pierce/Williams Entertainment, Kingdom of Light Entertainment, Zero Gravity Management

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remake of Retribution (2007)

User Reviews

Sick And Twisted Revenge Story

I find it very hard to rate this movie. It's in many ways a hard movie to watch. A man (Stephen Weigand) is kidnapped, imprisoned and subjected to a rather gruesome fate (which I'll not give away) at the hands of his kidnappers - a surgeon (Bob Bancroft) and the surgeon's sidekick (Brendan Kelly.) It's a sort of mad scientist movie, except that Dr. Volk isn't really "mad." He's definitely in control and has clear-cut reasoning behind what he's doing, the reasoning becoming apparent as the movie progresses. It isn't a particularly bloody or gory movie; it's more an unsettling movie; something of a psychological study as the prisoner is increasingly pressured to give in to his captors, with torture porn, rape and snuff movies serving as the background to the whole story. From about the halfway point it's somewhat clear what Volk is up to, although the last few scenes (as he seems to be getting his revenge) took me completely by surprise

Generally speaking the performances from the three leads were passable. I wouldn't say anyone was outstanding in this, but they were passable. This isn't an outstanding film by any means, and it's not a movie I'd want to watch over again. If you're into mind game movies, though, it might be worth taking a look at. (6/10)