Tockinit
not horrible nor great
Beystiman
It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.
Neive Bellamy
Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
Leoni Haney
Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.
SillyGayBoy
I saw this film because it was recommended after seeing Nerve, due to a similar concept.Acting is good. Writing is good. Seeing Tara from True Blood in it was awesome and she had great chemistry with the main character which was nice. It was great to see her in a different role.I like films like this because it tells a good story.I would love to see more films like this but as far as I know Nerve and Cheap Thrills are the only similar ones.Great ride, dark, good, feels more like real life then other fantasy films.
Claudio Carvalho
In New Orleans, the salesman Elliot Brindle (Mark Webber) is full of debts and expecting a promotion to get married with his girlfriend Shelby (Rutina Wesley) that is pregnant. However his unethical chief fires him and Elliot is desperate since he supports his intellectually disabled brother Michael Brindle (Devon Graye) with his health insurance. He reaches the rock bottom when his estranged racist father (Tom Bower) tells that he is going to live with him. Out of the blue, Elliot receives a phone call and a stranger invites him to participate in a game where he may win a large amount and become a millionaire provided he accomplishes thirteen tasks. Initially the skeptical Elliot needs to kill a fly and then eat it. After each task, Elliot finds the promised deposit in his bank account. He decides to accept the invitation, and the tasks become aggressive, gruesome, brutal and offensive. When Elliot decides to quit the game, he realizes that there is no return for him."13 Sins" is a film that uses the storyline fairly inspired in the 1997 "The Game". The film holds the attention of the viewer and entertains, but the omnipresence of the instructor of the game is impossible to believe. In addition, how could the system drop all the accusations against Elliot if he played havoc with the precinct, inclusive shooting the foot of the police captain among others atrocities? My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "13 Pecados" ("13 Sins")
MattyGibbs
A desperate salesman in need of money to support his family agrees to take part in a series of challenges to gain money. The set up is pretty clumsy but the fun of this film is seeing what the challenges are and how the salesman completes them. The challenges start simple but quickly get more and more sinister. The film is greatly helped by a good and likable performance from the lead Mark Webber as the everyman put in situations he doesn't want to be in. Good, solid support is provided from the rest of the cast including Ron Perlman. The film is fast paced and there is a great air of tension built up as the tasks escalate and the web closes in. It does become a little SAW like and at times it does become a bit hard to watch. However it does always manage to keep your attention.This is a film not to think too much about but just to enjoy and on that score this film delivered for me.
room102
Well, that was a nice and unexpected surprise.This is a remake of a Thai movie called "13 Beloved (2006)", which I had watched 4 years earlier and had enjoyed. I vaguely remembered the original, so it didn't ruin the movie for me and thus I can't really compare the two.A man is invited to participate on a phone game, giving him challenges.Very enjoyable psychological thriller. Good music, good wring, good acting and good camera work. The movie keeps you on the edge almost all the time.The ending is so-so, but it doesn't ruin the enjoyment of the movie.Funny, now that I read my review of the original movie, it's almost identical to my review of this movie. Heh.