WAZ (2007)
77 %
Reviews Counted: 13 Fresh: 10 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 6/10
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Melissa George, Selma Blair, Ashley Walters
Director: Tom Shankland
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A little too close to torture-porn for most tastes, but debutant director Tom Shankland shows promise.
02/22/08 09:37 AM
This serial-killer horror is a knockoff of the now seriously knackered Saw franchise.
02/22/08 09:21 AM
Ugly to look at and nasty in the extreme, this British-made flick should please genre fans with its icky body horror. Beneath the surface gore, there’s a healthy amount of psychological intensity for such a seemingly hackneyed Fincher clone.
02/22/08 08:00 AM
Recommended for audiences who thought Kevin Bacon’s Death Sentence was too restrained; everyone else steer clear.
02/22/08 07:36 AM
The most unusual and original horror film to be made on these isles in many a year.
02/22/08 07:06 AM
Although he struggles to make the British-feeling production convince, UK helmer Tom Shankland gets the faux-Fincher nihilism just right.
02/22/08 06:51 AM
The performances are intense and Morton Søborg’s gritty, atmospheric cinematography recalls ’70s crime movies such as ‘The French Connection’. Sadly, the tonally uneven ‘WAZ’ cannot quite match their piercing intelligence.
02/22/08 03:44 AM
If you’ve got the stomach for strong scenes of torture, and the heart to take part in an uncomfortable debate about human nature, this intelligent horror is well worth your time...
02/22/08 03:15 AM
Enjoyably trashy thriller, stylishly directed by Tom Shankland, despite a couple of dodgy performances and an over-reliance on gory torture scenes towards the end.
02/21/08 03:15 AM
Out of the bloodiest horror, the darkest noir and the bleakest morality drama, Tom Shankland has crafted an unusual and highly affecting love story, with a central performance from Stellan Skarsgård to die for.
02/14/08 12:21 PM
The film succeeds on the back of one stellar performance, two surprisingly engaging plot threads, and a whole bunch of seriously unpleasant atmosphere.
11/20/07 11:25 AM
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08/25/07 03:22 AM
Top Critic It's a little misguided, but you can't help but admire [Shankland's] fierce sense of style.
08/25/07 03:22 AM
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