Rule of 3 (2008)
"Rule of Three" (original title)

A suspenseful film-noir that takes place at three points in time within a single motel room, viewing the events before, during, and after a college graduate's abduction.

Director:

Eric Shapiro

Writers:

Rhoda Jordan, Eric Shapiro (story)

Stars:

Rodney Eastman, Ben Siegler, Parry Shen

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview:
Rodney Eastman	...	Russ
Ben Siegler	...	Jon
Parry Shen	...	David
Rhoda Jordan	...	Lo
Lee Schall	...	Brian
Tiffany Shepis	...	Dana
Inger Tudor	...	Janet
Cary Woodworth	...	Jake
Cerris Morgan-Moyer	...	Sara
Diana Elizabeth Jordan	...	Delivery Girl
Jenifour Jones	...	Brianne (voice) (as Jeni4 Jones)
Richard Caines	...	Mike (voice)

Storyline

A suspenseful film-noir that takes place at three points in time within a single motel room, viewing the events before, during, and after a college graduate's abduction.

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Plot Keywords:

motel | neo noir | number in title

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Taglines:

The things they did to her.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rule of 3

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wildlight Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 / (letterbox)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Producer-Director Eric Shapiro is the author of the books DAYS OF ALLISON and IT'S ONLY TEMPORARY.

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Quotes

Brian: If you're the guy on the outside, then I don't understand how come you have to be inside.

User Reviews

Promising concept held back by indie credentials..

Fitfully involving, despite some good ideas and a decent script exploring some darkly comic moral ambiguities...

I recognize its independent origins, but the bland lensing and terrible musical score really did not help. Ben Siegler's impressive performance deserves mention. Other supporting cast members were uneven at best, tho i did guiltily enjoy Rodney Eastman's drug-dealer character.

Although it presents an intriguing mystery, and is inventively told via jumps in time, the movie seemed to progress without generating any real suspense at all. Paring down some of the exposition (as well as some predictable, over-long exchanges) and drawing out the more important plot developments would probably have given the film a much more engaging rhythm and created a more visceral drama..