OK; who the hell came up with this script? A 5 year old... no seconds thoughts I take that back as that is an insult to children in general. Let's crack on with the review...
I must admit I thought that the film started out quite strongly; we're introduced to Craig Daniels (Pat Healy) who is a nice and caring family man, he's in employment and seems like a decent guy. He then falls on hard times and ends up losing his job and decides to drown his sorrows. He then bumps into Vince (Ethan Embry) and the pair quickly strike up a conversation with husband and wife Colin and Violet (David Koechner and Sara Paxton). This wealthy couple seem like the ideal solution to Craig's financial situation, but how far will Craig and Vince go for money?
The problem with this film is believability; Craig & Vince decide to go along with this ridiculous proposition betting scheme with the wealthy couple, but he'd only lost his job that day. For me, it just isn't believable that he would resort to such drastic measures without speaking to his wife first. Surely a normal person would have discussed their financial problems with their spouse first and then look at more drastic alternatives if they can't find a straight forward solution to their problems. We also never learn how Colin has amassed his vast fortune. I suppose it doesn't really matter in the context of the film, but it would have been nice to get a bit of insight on his behaviour/motivations. This isn't just a failure with his character, but with all the characters. We don't learn much about the characters which means that we won't care about them.
Where this film really falls down is when it comes to these proposition bets; they started off as being reasonably believable (downing shots, getting slapped), but then they got more and more ridiculous and less and less believable the further on things progressed (cutting fingers off, pooing in someone's house because the dog pooed on their lawn - I honestly couldn't believe how ridiculous it all was). The turning point for me was when Craig sleeps with Violet (which Violet's husband gives him $4,500 for doing). This happens to be the exact amount that Craig needs to pay off his debts. Ironically, he's told that he needs to sleep with Violet in order to prove how much he loves his wife and therefore get the $4,500 that he needs. After this point, the film becomes more gratuitous and more disgusting (I can take most things, but seeing Craig and Vince eating a cooked dog was just revolting).
I can take pretty much anything that any film throws at me, but for me this film didn't seem to have any point to it; was it supposed to act as a dark social commentary on the evils of greed? Who knows? The film seemed to revel so much in pointless gore that I ended up past the point of caring.
I hated this film, I thought the plot (if you can even call it that) was probably the most stupid that I've come across in recent years. I thought that the film was pointlessly violent. I didn't like any of the characters and I also hated the way that the film ended. That final scene will stay with me for a long time (and I don't mean that in a good way).
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