Stuck (2007)
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Reviews Counted: 89
Fresh: 64 | Rotten: 25
Steeped in gallows humor, Stuck is a taut, tense examination of a tragic accident.
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Critic Reviews: 26
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 6
Steeped in gallows humor, Stuck is a taut, tense examination of a tragic accident.
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Re-Animator director Stuart Gordon takes the helm for this disturbing tale of a compassionate retirement-home caregiver whose life is turned upside down after a gruesome hit-and-run accident leaves a severely injured homeless man lodged helplessly in her shattered windshield. Despite her repeated promises to take her ailing victim to the hospital, the realization that the accident could destroy both her career and her future finds her uncharacteristically deciding to let the man die a slow death
May 30, 2008 Wide
Oct 14, 2008
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Mena Suvari
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Stephen Rea
Hapless Tom -
Russell Hornsby
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Rukiya Bernard
Tanya -
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon
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Gordon has directed drama, such as Mamet's 'Edmond', but also visceral horror movies like 'Re-Animator'. Elements of both are evident in this taut psychological thriller.
Top CriticAs the title of this splatter comedy by writer-director Stuart Gordon indicates, he's like a bug stuck to her windshield, and that's about the level of humanity and insight one can expect here.
It's a grueling little noirish thriller with slasher-worthy gore.
Stuck gives a boost to the dramatic elements of the story, while preserving the stern lesson about a society crumbling under the weight of self-interest and moral decay.
You might hope for fiction to bring insight to senseless cruelty, rather than augment the ignominy of the original crime.
Stuck lost me the moment it started going for cheap laughs. Are we really meant to snicker at his suffering and at this awful, awful woman?
Stuck is a character-driven, low-budget surprise that leaps out of nowhere-Saint John, New Brunswick, actually-and grabs your attention like an ice pick to the eye.
Darkly funny morality tale for mature gore lovers.
A compact, lurid tabloid item that blows the lid off mundane human insensitivity
You could see it all as a darkly bizarre tale that just might be true
It's a shaggy-dog story that spirals into garage Grand Guignol, with Suvari and Rea well-matched in uneasy roles.
Stuck is disturbing in all the right ways, turning an incredible real-life story of human callousness and suffering into a tawdry entertainment that makes guffawing, sociopathic rubbernecks of us all.
Stuart Gordon's low-budget thriller is so compellingly perverse that it transcends its humble premise.
With a little more ingenuity, a few more evilly funny lines and a more interestingly written role for its female lead, this could have been a minor cult classic.
While it'll certainly make you wince, Gordon's slapsticky execution and misguided injections of humour serve only to bleed the situation of suspense. What emerges is not so much horror as a grisly farce.
Uninspired by a true story, the first 20 minutes before the collision are entertaining but, after metal hits flesh, you can almost hear the premise creaking as it's stretched to feature length, resulting in some of the dullest moments I can remember.
Bizarre film that remains watchable thanks to strong performances and a decent script, though the tone veers wildly from black comedy to violent thriller via thinly-disguised social commentary and the film never quite comes together as a result.
disturbing in all the right ways, turning an incredible real-life story of human callousness and suffering into a tawdry entertainment that makes guffawing, sociopathic rubbernecks of us all.
Gordon hits the proverbial ball not only directly out of the park, but also through the windshield of a ... well, maybe I should just start from the beginning.
Stuck is the kind of film you'd expect from Stuart Gordon. It defies convention as it finds unusual ways to make its many captivating and insightful points.
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The idea of Stephen Rea did sound promising and certain parts of the story did appear to look like it was going to be quite a good storyline. There were moments like the impact of the crash (not giving you a spoiler there, that?s what the film is about) that looked really good, but it did start to border on the ridiculous.