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... View MoreClever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%
... View MoreWhile it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
... View MoreActress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.
... View MoreStallone plays a cop who comes undone after witnessing a brutal scene on the job. He checks into a rehab clinic that specializes in treating law enforcement officials. Soon, he finds that his fellow patients are being murdered one by one. D-Tox is easily one of Stallone's most underrated films he ever made his performance is really great especially when he started drinking and he cut his wrists and he stayed there waiting to die thinking of Mary and the score and the emotional sequences worked very well for me especially when he left her necklace in one of the trees like her spirit was finally free also the amount of horror elements and action is very well done there are some flaws but only 1 or 3 with mostly the cop killer they could find someone better for sure but i think the actor did a pretty well done job and i loved how Sly butchered him in the end. D-Tox might not be for everyone that's for sure but it's way better than just a 5.3 out of 10.
... View MoreMoving film contains a twisted intrigue , good eye cinematography and a support cast actually good . An alcoholic FBI enforcer named Jake Malloy (Sylvester Stallone) attempts to recover himself from a grisly killing , as his only way results to be a deep rehab . As Malloy resorts to drink but then takes the advices of his superior (Charles S Dutton) to go to snowy Wyoming detox centre conveniently located in the middle of nowhere . This defunct nuclear command and control outpost is only accessible by snow-mobile . As he checks into a rehab clinic that specializes in treating law enforcement officials with unexpected consequences . But is is not the ordinary clinic , being run by ex-cop (Kris Kristofferson) and staffed by a doctor (Polly Walker) and bitter as well as sneering loonies (Tom Berenguer). There takes place horrible crimes and Jake is taunted by a serial murderer . Thrilling suspense movie packs chills , noisy action , gratuitous violence , intriguing events , gruesome slaying and winds up into an astonishing finale . Exciting and stirring development , though predictable , when starring finds that his fellow patients are being murdered one by one . This is an acceptable thriller but contains several flaws and gaps , in fact there was trouble brewing on the set because of overages and creative concerns between the director and the studio ; as producers let it sit on the shelf for many months and after over a year it was decided to do a re-shoot . Nice production design and spectacular snowy scenarios, in fact , the film's snowstorm sequences were shot in Canada . Decent acting by Sylvester Stallone , as he comes off lightly as a cop who comes undone after witnessing a brutal scene on the job . Very good support cast though really wasted , all of them play ex-cops patients varying from psychotically aggressive , paranoids , drunken , suicidal person ; being performed by Robert Prosky , Sean Patrick Flannery , Christopher Fulford , Jeffrey Wright , Angela Alvarado , Robert Patrick , Courney B Vance , among others . Suspenseful and frightening musical score, fitting to action , by John Powell . Colorful cinematography in Panavision by Deam Semler , shot on location in Vancouver , Whistler, New Westminster, British Columbia, Toronto, Ontario ,Canada This killer-chiller was professionally directed , though with no originality, by Jim Gillespie . After the movie was finished in 1999 Universal studio decided to screen it to a test audience but all screenings of the first cut got very bad reactions by them , it was then shelved for quite some time while re-shoots and story changes were being done , in conclusion , the movie debuted in USA in home video . Jim Gillespie is a director and assistant director, known for ¨Venom¨ and his big hit : ¨I Know What You Did Last Summer¨ . He also has produced and directed for TV such as ¨World without end¨ , ¨The legacy¨ , ¨Shooting Gallery¨ and ¨Cardiac arrest¨
... View MoreD-Tox or Eye See You. Definitely recommend this. Decent movie with a very good cast: Tom Berenger, Charles S. Dutton, Stephen Lang, Robert Patrick, Robert Prosky, Sylvester Stallone, Courtney B. Vance, Jeffrey Wright and more.Should have been more successful at the box office but this group of actors is probably not very popular with the younger generation -- those who spend the most at the theaters.Believe this to be better than the current IMDb rating of 5 and the low Dish rating of *+.Quirky characters and a reasonable plot allow this movie to be intriguing enough for most cinema fans.Grab some popcorn, sit back and enjoy.
... View MoreFBI agent Jake Malloy just can't nail a serial killer who's been targeting cops. The killer has already killed nine cops.Not only does the killer despise policemen, but he also has a grudge against Malloy for pursuing him during a string of prostitute murders four years ago. The killer finally decides to hit Malloy where it hurts, killing one of Malloy's friends on the force, and brutally killing Malloy's fiancé Mary.The grief sends Malloy off the deep end and causes him to become alcoholic, forcing Malloy's colleague, Detective Hendricks, to sign Malloy up at a remote detox clinic in a snow-covered part of Wyoming.The clinic specialises in rehabilitating alcoholic cops. But the killer murders another patient and assumes the patient's identity at the clinic.While Malloy participates in group therapy sessions, the killer starts killing the patients....This little film is a cross between a thriller and slasher horror movie, and the film works really well, despite the predictable pace and narration of the film.Stallone is reliable as usual and is ably supported by a very good cast.Sometimes the film wants to be a little like seven, especially the twenty minutes, but it fails in that aspect. The opening act is very good though and sets the mood for the rest of the film.it gets a little depressing at times with all the solemn talk from the patients, and there are some blatant red herrings in the mix (Hello Stephen Lang) but all in all it's a fun movie well worth watching.
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