An Un-Botched Story

Botched (2007)
Director- Kit Ryan
Starring- Stephen Dorff, Jaime Murray, Edward Baker-Duly

Ritchie (Dorff) ends up being blamed for a heist gone wrong. To make things right, his boss, Mr Groznyi (Sean Pertwee), sends him to Russia to steal a priceless antique cross. With the help of two brothers, one of whom is psychotic and the other weak-willed, Ritchie manages to get stuck in an elevator with a small group of people on the 13th floor of th building. When they do get out of the elevator, their hostage situation takes turns for the worse when a maniac makes his presence known. The burden falls on Ritchie to find the cross (and figure out why his boss would want it so badly) and get out with all his parts.

I intentionally left out some key details here, no spoilers allowed in this particular review. Why? Because I actually thoroughly enjoyed it, and there are other parts to the plot that make themselves revealed further in the movie. It's the type of movie that's best left for the viewer to figure out for themselves.

Dorff delivers his lines with the deliberate grace of Kiefer Sutherland. Much of the humor is deadpan, which makes it funnier given the horror the characters face. The acting from the others is a tad overdone, but this is okay, given the fanaticism revealed down the line.

The music is the most entertaining part. Hearing the Red Elvises made me nearly jump out of my seat with excitement (I'm a fan)! It also at times takes a hilarious turn to the 1980's, broadening already eccentric horizons. It was very imaginative and well-put-together.

Rating: 4/5 Bonedaddies.