The Tortured

A disturbing yet somewhat satisfying look at what happens when you push parents too far. Graphic but should be seen. I say B+
"Killing him isn't punishment enough." Elise (Christensen) hugs her son goodbye and goes to work. Craig (Metcalfe) is going to play soccer with him but goes in the house to get sunscreen for him. He looks out the window and sees a man grab him and run off. Unable to catch up to the truck he calls the police but the don't find the boy in time. When they hear the the kidnappers punishment is only 25 years to life they take it upon themselves to give him the sentence he deserves. My disclaimer for this is the same I had for "God Bless America". I am in no way advocating what is in this movie but it's something that almost everyone would agree with. The parents find a way to kidnap the kidnapper and proceed to torture him in a way that is both disturbing and satisfying in order to make him feel what he did to their son. While not quite to the level of "Saw" or "Hostel" there are still some pretty graphic scenes in this that make you want to turn away a couple times. There really isn't...

heart wrenchingly vengeful!
WHAT the?? The Tortured satisfies that secret urge most of us have for revenge, *especially* when it pertains to a little child being kidnapped and ultimately killed leaving the parents grieving and crying for justice. If you DESPISE the idea of seeing what was once a normal, happy and innocent family suffer through several years of emotional sadness over such a tragedy, oh boy, you will *love* the Tortured. Sort of unusual to see Erika Christensen -who plays a significantly more peaceful and rational parent in the hit TV show Parenthood- star as a ruthless mother out for revenge. She really surprised me in this role!

So what's this movie about? Imagine getting the opportunity to physically torture the person who kidnapped and killed your child. Would you do it? Would you torture the man until he's almost dead but make sure he's drugged enough to keep him alive *just* for the purpose of torturing him some more? I have a feeling several parents would. After the...

Good Movie, Great Twist
This is one of those movies that really puts in perspective what a parent would do to make a child murderer feel the same pain as their child felt. Can be tough at times to watch (at least for my wife) but I enjoyed it.

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