Directed by:
Daniel StammCinematography:
Zoltan HontiComposer:
Michael WandmacherCast:
Mark Webber, Devon Graye, Tom Bower, Rutina Wesley, Ron Perlman, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Stephanie Honoré, Brittney Alger, Michelle DeVito, Donny Boaz (more)VOD (2)
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Elliot Brindle is a bright, meek social services coordinator - and is drowning in debt. He receives a phone call informing him that he's on a hidden camera game show, where he must execute 13 tasks to receive a sum total cash prize of $6.2M. To begin with the tasks seems innocuous, but before long he's being pushed to the limit, forced in fear for his life to ignore every moral boundary. Trapped into horrors manipulated by unseen spectators, Elliot's need to complete the game escalates as the tasks grow more extreme, to a devastating point of no return. (eOne Films International)
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If it was an original film, I would give it a weak three stars, but it’s a remake of Thai film from eight years ago and I’m not giving it more than two. When the film is true to the original, it’s terribly weak (the intensity of some of the tasks), and the occasional differences go mostly in the wrong direction (for instance, unforgivably leaving out the task with the unpleasant food). The creators try to explain a bit more the background of the “Game”, but unfortunately, they squeeze it into the story in a clumsy way. And then… when it comes to the nonsense, it’s better not to even try to explain it. 13 Sins basically weakens what was good about the original movie and strengthens what was bad. So, a pointless film.
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Even though I'm not a fan of remakes - and despite not having seen the original film - I'm confident that the quality of this remake is high enough to deserve a rating of 75%. 13 Sins is a film that stands out quite well among American remakes, after all. It has its weaker moments, and towards the end, it may become a bit too fast-paced, but it's still a great example that remakes don't always have to end up as complete garbage.
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