Over the years Michael Biehn has delivered some of the most popular characters in films like Aliens, The Terminator, and Tombstone. With his latest film The Victim he takes on a much larger role as writer, director, and star to deliver a grindhouse style film that has been receiving much praise. Will he be able to bring the same skill and brilliance to his directing style as he has to his performances?
The Victim follows a young woman running from two attackers that killed her friend. Her only hope is a reclusive man living in the middle of the woods whose life is thrown into a world of chaos with a simple knock on the door. While not exactly what the film seemed to be from the promotions and artwork it still managed to be pretty entertaining. Biehn puts his years of experience to use and showcases clear strength behind the camera as well as in front. His character here is one that fluctuates from various emotions, but still maintains a bit of mystery and darkness. The rest of the cast do a decent job with their characters, although a couple of the performances just didn't hit the mark quite as strongly as it should have. Jennifer Blanc's chemistry with real life husband Biehn shines through as these two spend most of the movie together and really bring the overall film together. Fan favorite Danielle Harris rounds out the cast, but is sadly pushed to a more of second tier level with little to do other than just be eye candy.
This is a throwback to the grindhouse genre that has become the latest trend thanks to the Grindhouse film and works well for what they worked to deliver. For those that have heard about this film, be warned that it is more of a revenge type thriller than horror. Although there is an interesting back story there that will hopefully get explored in the future as it would have been a better direction to take the film.
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The Victim follows a young woman running from two attackers that killed her friend. Her only hope is a reclusive man living in the middle of the woods whose life is thrown into a world of chaos with a simple knock on the door. While not exactly what the film seemed to be from the promotions and artwork it still managed to be pretty entertaining. Biehn puts his years of experience to use and showcases clear strength behind the camera as well as in front. His character here is one that fluctuates from various emotions, but still maintains a bit of mystery and darkness. The rest of the cast do a decent job with their characters, although a couple of the performances just didn't hit the mark quite as strongly as it should have. Jennifer Blanc's chemistry with real life husband Biehn shines through as these two spend most of the movie together and really bring the overall film together. Fan favorite Danielle Harris rounds out the cast, but is sadly pushed to a more of second tier level with little to do other than just be eye candy.
This is a throwback to the grindhouse genre that has become the latest trend thanks to the Grindhouse film and works well for what they worked to deliver. For those that have heard about this film, be warned that it is more of a revenge type thriller than horror. Although there is an interesting back story there that will hopefully get explored in the future as it would have been a better direction to take the film.
http://www.examiner.com/movie-in-dallas/bobby-blakey