Tortured (Video 2008)

An undercover FBI agent faces a moral dilemma when he's asked to torture a member of one of the world's most powerful crime syndicates.

Director:

Nolan Lebovitz

Writer:

Nolan Lebovitz

Stars:

Laurence Fishburne, James Cromwell, Kevin Pollak

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Laurence Fishburne	...	Archie Green
James Cromwell	...	Jack
Kevin Pollak	...	Doctor Shaw
Paul Perri	...	Emmet Gnoww
Cole Hauser	...	Kevin
Robert LaSardo	...	Mo (as Robert La Sardo)
Emmanuelle Chriqui	...	Becky
James Denton	...	Agent Murphy
Jon Cryer	...	Brian Mark
Douglas Arthurs	...	Larry
Brad Kelly	...	Curly
Alan C. Peterson	...	Harry Rusick
Chilton Crane	...	Caren Rusick
Karen Holness	...	Gloria Green
Jordan Alexander	...	Sheila Green

Storyline

Jimmy, a business-like young man, enters a room where a man, the accountant for a shadowy drug lord, is shackled. Over the next week, Jimmy systematically tortures the accountant, demanding information about missing funds. The accountant denies any knowledge. In flashbacks to six months before, we see Jimmy's joining a group of the drug lord's enforcers, surviving brutal hazing, getting his first assignment, and keeping his cool. We also learn that Jimmy has another identity, friends in high places, and a girlfriend unhappy about both his work and his changing personality. Can Jimmy hold on to his humanity as he carries out increasingly nightmarish orders?

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Plot Keywords:

drug lord | torture | fbi | undercover | flashback | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes the only way to stop a criminal is to become one.

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence including torture, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Torturado

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Five Star Pictures, Insight Film Studios, Proud Mary Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

(at around 1 min) Jimmy rides a motorcycle into a parking garage. The sign above the entrance states "clearance 2.0 meters". The film takes place in California which uses the imperial system rather than the metric system, therefore the sign should be in feet, not meters.

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Soundtracks

"Game Of Death"
Performed by Alpha Red
Written by Kurt Farquhar (as Kurt W. Farquhar), Rene Van Verseveld (as Rene van Verseveld) and Alfred Gipson
Published by West Far Music and The Quhar Music

User Reviews

In the end, you'll feel like having wasted your time.

There is really very little to say about this low budget thriller besides what is obvious considering the title of this little review; 'Tortured' is a complete waste of time.

Lawrence Fishbourn likes to play in unconvincing movies where some torture is involved. In '5 Fingers' from 2006 it is he who is giving away the torture, in 'Tortured' the roles appear to have been switched. There's occasionally some fine acting and even the screenplay and score isn't half bad. But what someone else called 'unbelievable' I would personally describe as preposterous. It is the ending.

Obviously I cannot go into it in detail for it would spoil it for those that chose to ignore this warning, not that there is a lot to spoil which wont spoil itself as you watch this story unfold.

Suffice to say; if you like your movies with a hint of credibility to it, with some form of logical resolution, please do yourself a favor and avoid this one.

1/10