Mena Suvari is a young easygoing nurse who bumps into an out of job and newly homeless Stephen Rea and gets stuck in a situation she wasn't expecting herself to wind up in. Comedy and drama ensue.
Stuck came as a true surprise to me. I didn't believe Gordon had it in him to direct a provocative social drama bordering on satire and make it as good if not better than his horror classics From Beyond and Reanimator. I didn't believe I'd be watching a movie starring Mena Suvari, who did a great job too. And Stephen Rea played destitute like few can.
I hope Gordon does more non-horror films. Past examples of Mamet-scripted Edmond and Troma-distributed King of the Ants have shown that Stuart Gordon can put the bloodsoaked Lovecraft library aside and do something special. Lucky for him and his fans, he's not among the horror directors who have to cling to their 30yearold genre successes.
Stuck came as a true surprise to me. I didn't believe Gordon had it in him to direct a provocative social drama bordering on satire and make it as good if not better than his horror classics From Beyond and Reanimator. I didn't believe I'd be watching a movie starring Mena Suvari, who did a great job too. And Stephen Rea played destitute like few can.
I hope Gordon does more non-horror films. Past examples of Mamet-scripted Edmond and Troma-distributed King of the Ants have shown that Stuart Gordon can put the bloodsoaked Lovecraft library aside and do something special. Lucky for him and his fans, he's not among the horror directors who have to cling to their 30yearold genre successes.