Lee Tergesen plays Hoag in this horror
flick, which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival's
Midnight Madness series.
It will get wider release on May 10, 2013, when
it will debut in select cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San
Francisco, Dallas, Philadelphia, Miami, Boston, Detroit, Houston and
Baltimore.
A ruthless criminal gang takes a young
couple hostage and goes to ground in an abandoned house in the
middle of nowhere. When the captive girl is killed, the tables are
unexpectedly turned. The gang finds itself outsmarted by an urbane
and seasoned killer determined to ensure that no one lives.
Lee's character appears to be a member of the
gang, and is father to at least one of the members -- Amber, played
by Lindsey Shaw.
WWE Films and Pathe UK are producing the movie,
which will be directed by Ryuhei Kitamura. The script is by David
Cohen.
Filming took place in mid-June 2011 in and around
New Orleans (including Mandeville and Industrial Parkway in Hammond,
La.)
Reviews following the Toronto film festival
showing have criticized the dialogue and editing. One of the most
favorable statements comes from
Twitchfilm.com, which had this to say:
Kitamura's execution of his executions is
strong enough and stylish enough that, when combined with the
egregiously inane dialogue, the film takes on a certain sort of
lunatic charm.
The lunacy seems to be by design, as director
Kitamura said in an
interview: "I always love the fun moments. From the moment I
first read the script, my goal was to just make it fun. I don’t want
to make a movie that depresses the audience. My movies are always
full of mixed sentiments. Yes, I want my audience to scream, but I
want to make them laugh, too."
