Stuck

REVIEW
Brandi (Mena Suvari, American Beauty) is a nurse’s aide up for promotion. She parties the night away with her boyfriend (Russell Hornsby), boozing and popping pills. On the other side of town and down on his luck, Tom (Stephen Rea, V for Vendetta) is jobless and homeless: he just can’t get a break. Their worlds collide when Brandi hits Tom with her car, trapping him in the windshield, half in and half out of the car. Panicked, the young woman drives the car home and parks it in her garage Tom and all. Not wanting to jeopardize her promotion, she plans to let him die, and the next day, with the help of her boyfriend, she’ll dispose of the body. Bad decision Brandi!! Tom is at his wit’s end and his survival instinct kicks in. A showdown is in the cards, but who will emerge when the dust and blood settles? Director Stuart Gordon’s (Re-Animator, From Beyond) dark humor and cringe-worthy gore are used to delightful effect here, but his skill as a storyteller brings a fantastically unbelievable situation down to a human level by examining the horrifying effects of the lines between good and evil being crossed. Suvari and Rea give strong performances and their natural charisma makes it increasingly difficult to side with one or the other, making Stuck not only an effective thriller but also a strong human drama.