Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Celia A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

classicsoncall It's not often one comes across a film that's entirely original in concept, so that's the starting point with this one. You have to wonder what kind of twisted mind comes up with these things, but you have to admit, the story line is unpredictable and shocking, with two of the principal characters involved in an expanding high stakes game that threatens to turn deadly at any turn. What intrigued me was the dynamic that developed between long time buddies Craig (Pat Healy) and Vince (Ethan Embry) when the prize money offered by Colin (David Koechner) began to escalate. They begin to turn against each other, to the point of negotiating the payoffs in order to gain a seeming advantage with their benefactor. Vince in particular couldn't handle the early successes of his rival, and it was disconcerting to see him resort to some of the tactics he thought would gain him an advantage. What's never made clear is how Colin ever acquired so much money that he treated it like water; that might have added another dimension to the story. Along with wife Violet's (Sara Paxton) seeming disregard for everything going on, the film moves along to a point of no return that turns both players into monsters, no longer capable of making rational judgments because of their lust for money. If your tastes go for the outlandish, this might be the flick for you, best summed up by coke snorting Vince when things start to get really hairy - "This is some weird-ass sh.., man!" I think you'll come to the same conclusion.

vegasjunkie888 Some might say "cheap thrills" was warped, shocking and occasionally graphic. This movie wasn't intended for a regular audience. This is a solid twisted dark comedy top to bottom. Entertainment for entertainments sake. Just to be enjoyed, no hidden messages about the state of our culture, just a cool flick that within the first 20 minutes you'll probably have a pretty good idea where they are going with it. Totally satisfied and in adding it to my "cool twisted s*** list list" 8/10

SnoopyStyle Craig Daniels (Pat Healy) is a failed writer married with a baby struggling to make ends meet as a mechanic. His family is getting evicted. He loses his job. He goes to a bar where he runs into old high school friend ex-con Vince (Ethan Embry). They are joined by Colin (David Koechner) and his trophy wife Violet (Sara Paxton). It's Violet's birthday and Colin wants the guys to be her present. He starts making unusual dares for cash. The dares escalate until it gets out of hand.The premise has some intriguing potential. It moves as expected while I waited for a shocking twist. The movie fails to surprise me but it's still intriguing enough. Embry and Koechner are terrific. Healy walks the line between a lead to root for and a character ready to fall off the deep end. The movie works up to a point but it does need that fun twist to put it over the top which never comes.

SillyGayBoy I saw this after watching Nerve and 13 Sins due to similar concepts.For different reasons this one I loved and hated at the same time.I love the concept. It's simpler then other films like this. Someone is paying people for dares and... that's all I'll say.The acting and writing is well done.I like the indie and original film style.However I will say I ended up feeling terrible about picking this to watch with a sensitive significant others and it just got too dark for my taste.I have watched, and maybe looked away from parts, of many horror movies, depending on what it was.This just got too gross for me and I regretted watching it. Next time I come across something this sick I am using the fast forward button.