Rupture (2016)

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

This is a very unsatisfying movie. The premise is okay, albeit that we've seen the likes of it (i.e. humans being abducted by aliens) lots of times before and to be honest, much better. The first half of the movie, where we have no clue whatsoever about the identity of the abductors, is bearable, it has uspense and a Kafkian athmosphere. The attempt of Renee to escape is very thrilling, but when some 20 minutes later it's clear that it didn't work and she's back to square one, it all impresses as totally superfluous for the story, simply adding nothing at all. The last ten minutes of the movie we see the changed Renee back in her own home. I won't give the end away, but it's as if the movie is cut-off suddenly then and there, as if we've seen the pilot-episode of a meant-to-be series and the further episodes should bring us gradually all the answers. Now we hardly know anything. Who (or what) are they, where do they come from, what do they want, what's so special about Renee that she (as well as some other victims) is picked out of the whole human population?? It is and stays a total mystery. In short, a failed and unnecessary movie, notwithstanding good acting by Noomi Rapace and some creepy scenes.

Single mom Renee (Noomi Rapace) is alone driving when she gets a flat. Some men stop and kidnap her. It's a secret organization and they have more prisoners to conduct experiments on. Peter Stormare, Ari Millen, Michael Chiklis and Kerry Bishé play some of her tormentors.This seems like a small budget indie with not much in terms of writing or production. So it is very surprising that it has such good actors. Shainberg must have great connections. He got great actors in his other films despite not really proving much other than some experimental creds. I guess this has some outlandish aspects. It is not a simple slasher porn or a Twilight Zone sci-fi. It is not a grotesque bloody horror and there is nothing profound working here. It is a nothing indie.

This is science fiction, horror, and an escape movie. There are aspects here that are 1984's Room 101. The lead actress puts in a critical masterclass performance every bit as strong as Prometheus, if not a tad better. I took a point off because I felt the movie's horror aspect needed a darker tone, and both the lighting and some of the characters were letting it down for that reason, and another point because the critical CGI was, for me, flawed. While for the story itself the timing of the CGI was professional and bang on the goose-bump money, for me I found, as a visual imaging, well, it was unnecessarily strange rather than spooky. On this point others will disagree, perhaps arguing originality, but I stand by my penalty point.For all that this is still a brilliant ride. This is an edge of your seat nightmare. Don't let children anywhere near it.Yes, I would definitely watch a sequel.Just a note about the DVD cover. I didn't take any real issue with it, but honestly, at no point is anyone naked, nor are there any brain implants. That's an issue the executives need to take up with both themselves and their Graphic Designers.

'RUPTURE': Three and a Half Stars (Out of Five) A psychological horror flick directed by Steven Shainberg (who also helmed the 2002 cult classic 'SECRETARY') and written by Shainberg and Brian Nelson (who also wrote the 2005 cult classic 'HARD CANDY'). It stars Noomi Rapace as a single mother that's abducted by a mysterious organization, and then subjected to severe fear-inducing torture as part of some secret experiment. The film also costars Michael Chiklis, Peter Stormare and Kerry Bishe. It hasn't been well received by most viewers, or critics that have seen it, but I enjoyed it.Renee (Rapace) is a single mother struggling to deal with an abusive ex, who's also her son's father. After dropping the boy off at his dad's for the weekend, Renee is abducted (on the road after blowing a tire) by a secret organization. She's then taken to an unknown location, where she's injected with chemicals and subjected to torturous fear-inducing experiments. Renee encounters multiple other people being held there, who are also being subjected to the same horrendous experiments. When she's left alone, Renee breaks free of her bondage, and then begins sneaking around the location in an attempt to figure out what's really going on.The movie definitely has a cheesy B-horror movie feel to it, but I like that feel in films (if it's done well). This movie is really creepy, and effectively nightmarish to a certain extent. I always have to give those things credit. Rapace gives it her all in the lead (like always), and the supporting actors seem to be having a lot of fun with their creepy roles. It's definitely not an especially well made (or well written) movie, but it is fun and entertaining (in my opinion at least). If you like creepy bad B-horror flicks, I think you'll probably get a kick out of it (like I did).Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: https://youtu.be/K3Maw4akm_o