One of my favorite off-the-wall movies featuring the beautiful and talented Ellen Page and the ever amazing Patrick Wilson.
First of all, I just want to say I love this poster. I think the artwork is just...so literal when it comes to the subject of this film and it really hits hard when you're done watching.
Anyway, the movie itself is about online predators, but not about how you think.
An unsuspecting guy meets up with a young girl online. Girl lures the guy to meet her, and he takes her back to his place, where she begins her, more or less, plot to get him to do her bidding. Now, the plot doesn't seem like much. But for the scenes in the second half of the movie, it's worth the watch alone.
Ellen Page plays the first of her many typecast characters: young, witty, and too smart for her own good. She plays the girl on a search for the murderer of someone she knew. She's taking revenger against all girls hit by online predators. The one thing I didn't like about her character is how exactly she knew who she was looking for.
From what I've read, this movie is based on something that happened in Japan years ago where girls would lure predators and then did something...to them. Not quite sure what.
Anyway, this movie is more so a visual piece than anything else. It's a huge study in primary colors and clean lines. So much so that it's streamlined into a fine setpiece.
Page and Wilson do a fantastic job together as predator and prey, although the roles switch frequently.
There's one scene that has become infamous among those that have seen this film. You'll know which one it is when you get to it. It involves ice and testicles. :)
So, take a gander at this beauty. It's not to be missed for the world. The ending is something you'll never forget.
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