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If you've not yet seen this film and are considering renting it - DON'T. The film starts out somewhat watchable and goes quickly downhill from there. Only two of the actors, the female lead and the kidnapper, have any talent. In fact, this film is way below their skill level. The kidnapper reminds me of Stephen Dorff and was solid throughout, creepy and evil but not over-the-top. The girlfriend did a great job as well and seemed genuinely terrified. The male lead and his parents are just bad. And I mean BAD. Of course, the script deserves some or most of the blame for this.

To say the script is weak is an understatement. When the fundamentalist parents make their appearance, the dialogue gets laughably bad when the father and son get into their fire and brimstone, Old Testament babbling. I don't even think good actors could have pulled off those lines.

The film seems to have been shot well, but the script, direction and editing failed on so many levels, this project could have never worked.

I'm also wondering why a girl who was in the film for less than 5 minutes is on the cover instead of the lead when the lead girl is far more attractive. My guess is that the star may have had something in her contract that let her take herself off the box/poster if she wasn't pleased with the final product...which obviously she wouldn't be.

So, it's a very big "pass". How did this make it in Redbox?

OK..so what I think is that the writer thought he had twists that would surprise the audience. Um well..not really. So a boyfriend decides to take his girlfriend to meet his parents. Well needless to say it is easier said than done. You have the ruse of a "friend" terroizing the couple. Then of course you have the psycho parents. The plot twists are stupid. At least the ones you want to live in the end do live. It was just a mess. Not really scary. I just wanted the movie to end. If you have nothing else to watch then go for it. I do not want to watch it again. Just run away that is my best advice. The cast is OK. Not a movie I would watch again...have to add lines here according to guidelines for reviews...Sigh!

Rich guy Steven (Tom Sandoval) takes his near perfect girlfriend (Frida Farrell) to meet his parents. He stops along the way and gets jacked into a predictable plot, filled with tying people up and mild whipping. Unfortunately I had the film pegged just from reading the DVD description and before they got jacked....okay I didn't see that part coming.

The acting was fair, but face it, this wasn't much different than a home break-in film, without the quirky personalities we can relate to. Available in a DVD 10 pack.

Parental Guide: F-bomb. Near sex. Near nudity.

This is a garbage film. Even so, I would rather watch this pile of garbage than Saw II, and Saw III that I watched this week. As others mentioned the female lead and the original kidnapper were decent, not great. The boyfriend, his mother and father are pure Z grade garbage. The story, dialogue, and all the crappy twists are all garbage.

The cinematography, editing and music was competent. Not great but workable. Daniel Fanaberia wrote the story and he performed as the kidnapper. His story sucks. I hope he has better stories.

I watched it because I got it in a set of 10 movies for $5 and I finished watching it to see how this mess would end. The only way I made it through the end is because I was distracted by playing guitar while watching. If the filmmakers had a decent story/dialogue the actors could have handled this project, and it would have turned into a C rating for a B movie. And a better story would have been a B rating for a B movie. And if it had some genuine original and twisted scenes with higher caliber actors, cinematographers and music, we would be in the realm of an A rating for a B movie. However, what we have here is basically a bunch of guys who technically can produce a project, but starting with a fairly crappy, bottom of barrel story, the final result is garbage. Not worth seeing. Unfortunately, there is nothing of value here. Except what not to do in movies.

Here's a novel idea: Start with a decent story, rewrite it into a suspenseful screenplay with some thought provoking intense dialogue. Then start procuring funding to hire actors, crew, renting equipment, scouting locations, and etc to produce a film.

Rating is a F, for a B movie. 1 star.

Spoiler. Tom sandoval and Kristen from Vanderpump rules are in this. Krstens part is so small I'm not sure how the previous viewer could say she was a great " actor". I saw this a few years ago and recognized the then couple right away. As for the movie.. I thought it was pretty good. Considering the so called "horror" on todays market. Tom was pretty good. After seeing him on the reality show I was surprised he pulled of such a character. it's worth a watch. especially if you're a fan of Tom and Kristen.

I saw this film at a private screening and found it to be very suspenseful. There are several plot twists and the film keeps you engaged from beginning to end. This is no doubt attributed to great writing by Daniel Fanaberia who gives an excellent performance as Mark. Tom Sandoval is very convincing as Steven. Director Clint Lien takes you on a crazy ride that comes to a surprise end. There is never a dull moment in this film. It takes a new twist on an old idea and makes it work well. It helps that the editing and camera work are great as it just enhances the story. Overall, the acting, directing and writing are very good. It would be great to see it receive theatrical distribution.