Tortured (film)

This article is about a 2008 crime thriller film. For less famous film from 2010 with similar name, see The Tortured.

Tortured
DVD cover
Directed byNolan Lebovitz
Written byNolan Lebovitz
Produced byMary L. Aloe
Adam Lebovitz
Kirk Shaw
StarringCole Hauser
Laurence Fishburne
James Cromwell
CinematographySteven Bernstein
Edited byRobert K. Lambert
Music byNathan Barr
Production
company
Five Star Pictures
Distributed bySony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • September 16, 2008 (2008-09-16) (U.S. DVD)
Running time
107 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Canada
LanguageEnglish

Tortured is a 2008 American crime thriller film written and directed by Nolan Lebovitz and starring Cole Hauser, Laurence Fishburne, and James Cromwell. It was released direct-to-DVD in the U.S. on September 16, 2008.[1] It was filmed in Vancouver, Canada.

Plot

FBI agent Kevin Cole goes undercover as Jimmy Vaughn, an organized crime enforcer. When he is ordered to undertake the week-long torture of accountant Archie Green, Kevin begins to question his role in government service, where often he must hurt or end another human being's life just to make a bust.

Cast

Reception

Tortured received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Andrew L. Urban praised the actor's performances and the film's production value however drew attention to poor writing saying that "the writing tries so hard to make a mysterious web of deceit that it ends up tying itself in knots".[2] David Nusair gave the film a score of 1.5 out of 4 calling it a "well-intentioned yet undeniable misfire".[3]

References

  1. ^ Tortured (2008) - Release Dates
  2. ^ Review by Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile, March 26, 2009
  3. ^ Review by David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews, November 12, 2008


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