Instant Favorite.

Expected more

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

This would've been much better if... #1.it wasn't shot like a Lifetime made for tv movie, #2.if this was directed by someone better at this genre like Rob Zombie, #3.if the plot twist at the end wasn't so predictable. not much gore but you do end up rooting for the parents UNTIL you realized the ending. some great reviews here,both pro and con so read a few and see if you decide to watch this.

Wow, this movie is about as terrible as it gets. I could go on and on about why, but in the interests of wasting as little of your time on this film as possible, I will pinpoint the primary couple of reasons:Firstly, Erika Christensen's acting is as bad as I have seen. It is to the extent it became extremely aggravating every time she was on screen. She was totally unconvincing and very, very poorly casted. Yes, she didn't have much to work with but what she did have she butchered about as badly as the kidnapped prisoner laying in her character's basement.Secondly, the style of this movie just doesn't work. Firstly, the story starts post-kidnapping and thus no emotional connection is able to be made with the main characters. What precious little time there is to build an emotional connection before the torturing begins is ruined by crass, predictable and poorly executed flashbacks. It all feels very hollow then and you feel as if they may as well have started the movie 35 minutes in when the torturing began.Lastly, as an editor I don't like Lieberman's creative decisions in this movie. The colouring does not work for me and makes the movie appear blander than it already is. His camera angles are very poor too - all the shots appear overly zoomed in and it comes across as a bit of a mess and serves to disengage me even further. This could be a personal preference though. All in all, don't watch. Even if you're into torture movies, this film still won't hold your attention.

The plot of this film honestly seemed amazing and intrigued me; so many films such as The Lovely Bones and Never Let Me Go are always against getting justice for the unfair loss of a loved one, but what about two grieving parents who lose their son to a crazed pedophile, only to see him get possible parole? How far will they go to avenge their son? Pretty far, as it turns out when they turn their basement into a torture chamber and kidnap the guy, tying him up and slowly killing him through torture methods, very bizarre ones such as one involving a Soviet gas mask. The trouble is, they caught the wrong criminal, and are torturing just a harmless guy charged with fraud who has no idea who they are.While the story itself was interesting and disturbing enough to be a truly messed up horror film, the acting was terrible, the soundtrack boring and unmemorable and the film itself could do with some serious length reduction. Unless you're a masochist or sadist, chances are you won't want to sit through over an hour of watching a supposed pedophile get violently tortured. It's actually rather sick, if you think about it. I can see using torture as a horror element but over an hour of it? Holy cow, that's way too far. And the gas mask scene was very frightening.I wouldn't recommend The Tortured, although it did have potential. It was really lacking many things and was incredibly disturbing. You'll have to watch it yourself to see what I mean.

My summary title has nothing to do about how I feel about the movie. I actually enjoyed it. The premise is as follows.(cut and paste)In Rutland Country, the six year-old Benjamin Michael Landry is kidnapped by a psychopath in the lawn of his house. His father Craig Landry unsuccessfully runs after the truck but the abductor escapes. Sooner the police discovers that John Kozlowski had abducted and killed Benjamin. When the criminal is sentenced to 25 years in prison only, Benjamin's mother Elise Landry presses her husband to kidnap John and torture him. Craig is a doctor and knows exactly how to inflict pain to the psychopath. They succeed to kidnap John from the prison transport, but Craig has an accident and John is hurt. The couple tortures the man until they find the truth about their victim.I actually enjoyed this film; as I viewed it entirely from the parents point of view. I have no sentiments for murdered and Bill Mosley plays one of his most diabolical and sinister yet. I would have loved to have see more of his performance, but I guess it would break away from the actual plot. I was thinking if he played one of the parents doing the torturing, but that would probably make the parent look to maniac-ish.I didn't find many flaws. Both Jessie Metcalfe and Erika Christensen play solid roles as a young couple who have been tortured by the premature murder of their only child. One flaw I did find was how brainless the jury could have been to only give Bill Mosley's character 20 to life. Excuse me? Didn't the prosecutors present pictures in this case or did the defendant's lawyer go the "They entered his house without a warrant" plea. Either way, it shows how "Broken" the judicial system really is.I have both love and hate for the story's ending as well. I love the twist, but I feel the last scene itself was weak as ever. I wanted to know what happened when the couple went home and turned on the news. What went on through their heads knowing that 20 to life isn't that long and someday.... To me the ending was inconclusive and could have been much better.I give it a seven, because I love all kinds of horror and suspense...and would someone please torture those who still use the term "Torture Porn". That's a nasty word dreamed up by haters of the horror genre and should never be used by an actual fan.