A regular Joe makes
one false move and then watches helplessly as its ever-escalating consequences send his life spiraling into a whirlpool of betrayal and violence in Swedish director Mikael Håfström's English-language debut, which pivots on the kind of big twist that thriller fans will see coming when there's still plenty of time to get off the tracks. Would-be adulterous lovers Charles Schine (Clive Owen) and Lucinda Harris (Jennifer Aniston), who crossed paths on a commuter train, are about to embark on a guilty tryst at a run-down Chicago motel when a gun-toting sociopath (Vincent Cassel) bursts in, pistol-whips Charles and brutally rapes Lucind...
Released:
2005
Rated:
R
Length:
110 mins