Director Craig Zobel delivers a hard-hitting and tense study of morality with
Compliance, a menacing drama meant to provoke strong reactions and discussions after the credits roll. The ripped-from-the-headlines tale of a fast-food employee who is forced to endure extreme mental, physical, and eventually sexual abuse because of a prank call gone horribly awry is successfully adapted for the screen, with Adam Stone’s artful cinematography providing the claustrophobic feel required for the deplorable back-room crime. Much of the film relies on the two female leads, effectively played by Ann Dowd and Dreama Walker, who lend a realistic air that’s necessary for the...
Released:
2012
Rated:
R
Length:
90 mins