It makes you wonder how
some films are released theatrically and others are not. Have audiences for gore, murder and mayhem
become so jaded that a thinking-man’s thriller no longer qualifies for the
local multiplex?
“Give us blood,” they
chant. “Give us gore,” they scream. It is that twisted? That simple?
Perhaps if the N-word was used 105 times it would be a hit.
On paper it seemed
dead-certain that Aussie actor/filmmaker Morgan O’Neill’s The Factory, starring the
always-interesting John Cusack and Dexter’s Jennifer Carpenter would
certainly get a theatrical break.
But
no, it has been sitting on the shelf for some time and only managed a couple of
film fest screenings … now word comes from Warner Home Video that a DVD-only
edition (with UltraViolet) will be heading home on Feb. 19.
Cusack and Carpenter are
detectives in Buffalo — a dark and dreary Buffalo at that — investigating one
sick and twisted case. The Hooker-Killer (Dallas Roberts — The
Walking Dead, The Good Wife, etc.) is a serial killer that specializes
in the local ladies of the night … but there’s more going on than meets the eye
with this bad boy. And there are no bodies, they just disappear.
When he unwittingly
selects a T-girl for an evening of fun, he does away with the “mistake” quickly
and moves onto the next available target, which turns out to be an even bigger
mistake for all concerned.
It seems that the girl he
snatched off the street was none other than Cusack’s daughter (Mae Whitman — The
Perks of Being a Wallflower, Hope Floats, One Fine Day, etc.), who was
looking a little too slutty on that particular street (she had just stepped out for a smoke ... a lesson learned the hard way that smoking is bad for your health). A simple mistake, but that little slip-up
drives Cusack right off the edge. The
clock is ticking and he has to cut corners to save his “baby.”
So you got a crazed cop
chasing a serial killer? That’s only
half of it. It seems our Hooker-Killer
has a little business on the side (no reveals here) and a partner (unwilling)
who is complicating the search. Which of
course drives Cusack even crazier!
Despite arriving on the
same day from Warner Home Video as Argo, don’t overlook The
Factory … a nice double-bill for the evening: Argo and The
Factory, think about it!
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