Thriller - en grym film

It’s hard to analyze this too deeply. On one hand, this film is colder than a witch’s tit, but on the other, it also manages to be powerful and painful. The director doesn’t portray the suffering of the protagonist in a natural fashion, as though he didn’t know that we can feel for her already because of what she’s like and what she’s going through. He doesn’t tell us what she’s like; he doesn’t care, so he keeps his distance and remains indifferent. He only depicts her suffering through camera tricks from her point of view, by turning down the sound when she faints, etc. We see all of this hellishness (including the prostitution scenes where penetration is shown in pornographic detail) from the point of view of a person we know nothing about. It’s a disgusting, sadistic and ruthless approach, but the fact remains that the filmmaking is more interesting and unique than in the case of the most similar feminist rape + revenge exploitation depravities (like I Spit on Your Grave) and it’s definitely not boring. (05.11.2008)

A horrible, amateurishly made piece of crap without a shred of humanity and with only one visible message: to shock and to stick in the memory at any cost. I was expecting a stifling atmosphere, more developed psychology and some bold 70s gore, but the film disappointed me terribly in every aspect and it was very painful to watch. Firstly, the complete indifference to the main character's situation, which is not developed in any significant way, even though she’s the basic driving force of the whole story. Secondly, the indiscriminate and disgusting sex scenes, almost bordering on porn, which are meant to disgust the viewer and, judging by the dramatic musical interludes, to arouse complicity with the unfortunate victim, but in the end they are as cold and distant as the rest of the film. And finally, the downright embarrassing script with nothing to surprise. The popularity of such creative concoctions is really a big mystery to me. 30% (17.05.2013)

I can't help it, but this is simply an excellent film that shows us the true human disgust... well, the filth. This is not a movie that will give you a good feeling, which was also the intention. Moreover, it turns into a fantastic B-movie in the second half, where there is a one-eyed mute avenger who shoots, kicks, and drives like crazy. At this point, it's more like entertainment, but very harsh and bloody entertainment. Also, he wouldn't be ashamed of those slow-motion shots, not even John Woo. Yes, the story is not a miracle, but the execution suits me. (27.02.2014)