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Re-Animator director Stuart Gordon takes the helm for this disturbing tale of a compassionate retirement-home caregiver whose life is turned upside down after a gruesome hit-and-run accident leaves a ... read more read more...severely injured homeless man lodged helplessly in her shattered windshield. Despite her repeated promises to take her ailing victim to the hospital, the realization that the accident could destroy both her career and her future finds her uncharacteristically deciding to let the man die a slow death in her garage while conspiring with her boyfriend to dispose of the body. A fictionalized account of actual events, Stuck was co-scripted by director Gordon and frequent Tales from the Darkside contributor John Strysik. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: Stuart Gordon

Release Date: May 30, 2008

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  • 76Majikat
    February 2, 2010
    76Majikat
    It truly amazes me that they couldn?t come up with a better name at least! Perhaps that?s why this film was free to watch on my rental package.

    The idea of Stephen Rea did sound promising and certain parts of the story did appear to look like it was going to be quite a good s... read moretoryline. There were moments like the impact of the crash (not giving you a spoiler there, that?s what the film is about) that looked really good, but it did start to border on the ridiculous.
  • MidnightMadwoman
    September 20, 2009
    MidnightMadwoman
    Oooh. This is a really gritty and interesting movie about realistic (sickeningly so) villainy. Nothing that happens in this movie is simple, and it would be a crime to describe this movie in terms of the barebones of the plot. Stephen Rea is the victim and Mena Suvari is the culp... read morerit, but circumstances complicate the situation. It's an accident that brings the two together, but the accident is made so much worse through Brandi's indecision, worry and inaction. It's really quite harrowing to watch the people in this movie digging thier own grave and sinking deeper in this more. The end though is really satisfying. It couldn't have ended any other way. The less I say, the better. If you were a fan of Hard Candy, you'll like this one. It's very similar in tone, but the events don't have any of the malice. It doesn't keep them from being anything but painful though.
  • Camus123
    September 1, 2009
    Camus123
    This movie was terribly difficult to watch.
    Not because it was a bad film, but because it felt so raw and real in a way that made the viewer very intentionally uncomfortable.
    The gore felt genuine as did the pain.
    The choices of our antisocial female lead paired with the odd c... read moreonscience of her paramour brought tension and conflict effectively combined to the viewer.
    We watch the suffering and suffer in turn.
    This is a train wreck that is difficult to turn away from and I hope that you are satisfied with the return.
  • romy861
    June 3, 2009
    romy861
    Very farfetched... I couldn't believe at the beginning it says it is a true story.... wow, they must have really done some improvising with it! Anyhow, despite that, much like the car crash it is based around, I couldn't quite tear my eyes off it OR Mena Suvari's....um... fetchi... read moreng cornrow hairdo (with bald spots because it's too thin to wear in that style!). Very different role for her, and she does pull off being a nasty piece of work with an angelic face extremely well. Decent b-grade straight to dvd, (I assume), thriller.
  • gor41
    May 31, 2009
    gor41
    Serviceable B-movie schlock horror with atleast an original premise if not execution.
  • creepfreak
    May 4, 2009
    creepfreak
    Stuart Gordon makes lots of strange choices with his films. I love his work, but Stuck was the strangest of his choices, to me anyway. I really didn't care for this one. I believe it's because I did lots of reading on the actual case, based on Chante Jawan Mallard, and figured th... read moreis movie would focus on most of the facts. I know Stuck is "loosely based" on the true story, and it is, but it stayed TOO far from the truth, AND in ways that were very silly. Yes, it's part "dark comedy", but not only are the jokes not funny, they weren't brutal enough for this to have the real meaning that it should've had. The scenes dragged for too long, like someone who tells 1 joke 8 different times, desperately trying to make you laugh for at least one of them. Or someone who brags for way too long, just so you can be convinced of their bullsh*t. These are the kind of movies that feel amateurish, in a bad way. The kind of movie that tries too hard at being smart by talking on, and on, and on. We get the point that the director has a good idea, so why does Stuart Gordon seem to push so hard for wittiness? All you have to do is get your point across once...maybe twice...move on to the next part of the film, and continue the story before the credits roll, and turns out to be a bad joke. He does right with most of his films, doesn't he get how to piece the puzzle together? But it's not always a good score in the business, and to make a great film EVERY single time, would be asking way too much. Stuart Gordon has proved many times he's no hack, so I guess he just had a bad day, OR maybe it's just me. Maybe since I figured I'd get some other grotesque gem from Gordon, I set the standards a little too high. I mean why not though? The true incident that it's based on is so ridiculously insane. That, and you put Stuart Gordon into the mix, you'd think you have a mega hit on your hands. The next cult smash! But what I got was something dull instead. Cheesy, in the bad way(failing to be silly and funny), and too repetitive in it's details. A tiny boo-boo for Stuart Gordon, I just hope the band-aid will come off soon.

    Since it did start off good, and did have a few funny moments, with some twisted ideas(very few on display) I'll be generous and give it 2 and 1/2 stars. Wasn't the worse film by any means, but it also wasn't that good. Nice try though I guess. I just hope someone will tell the real story, in the proper way, sometime soon.
  • thefog1331
    February 15, 2009
    thefog1331
    Equal parts drama and black comedy this quirky film brings a return to form for Stuart Gordon who takes a simple idea of a man trapped in the windshield of a car and makes almost* every minute interesting.
    On a trivia note, listen out for a very brief cameo of sorts from Gordon ... read moreregular Jefferey Combs.

    *The almost being the unnecessary and unattractive sex scene.
  • Stinger839
    February 3, 2009
    Stinger839
    After a brilliant montage of nursing home living set to thudding rap music, this film's story begins outrageously bleak and desperate, and certainly doesn't improve with each passing sequence.

    Stephen Rea plays Tom, a man who in one day has lost his apartment, been lost in the p... read moreaper shuffle at unemployment, and now faces his first night as a homeless person.

    Mena Suvari plays Brandi, nursing attendant to the elderly by day and party girl by night. She too has a great day cleaning an incontinent Alzheimer's patient (and it is ALL the way graphic) just before she finds out that she's gonna have to pull another Saturday to help secure a promotion.

    Brandi just wants to party and Tom just wants to find somewhere to stay. After the club, Brandi is headed home and Tom, recently ejected from a nearby park and pushing his squeaky new - and fleeting- badge of homelessness, is seeking shelter for the night when Brandi provides her windshield for Tom to lodge in.

    I can remember when this happened - and actually, watching this film - where Brandi is driving around and there are no other cars to be seen - the events seem incredulous and beyond believability for fiction. But all the while the panging reality is that this actually happened and probably looked just as surreal and improbable as it is depicted.

    Upon arriving home, Brandi indulges in a night of explicit one on one partying with her boyfriend. In the morning, homegirl calls a cab to pick her up for work the next morning and !!!HOLY SHIT!!! John Dunsworth of Trailer Park Boys Mr. Lahey infamy is the cabbie!!! (If you don't know the TPB, well... get all the episodes now! I literally yelled with delight when I saw 'Mr. Lahey' in this serious flick, but back to the story) Meanwhile, Tom is still STUCK in the windshield of Brandi's car, in her garage, and he is conscious but obviously injured beyond capability of major movement.

    The film stays pretty firm to the real timeline at the outset (visit http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,90498,00.html for the real life case timeline) and Gordon even timestamps events. After the big incident, the movie strays far from reality for dramatic effect especially in terms of how long the victim remains conscious and what he is able to do to cry for help.

    [[That concludes the minibits of spoilage]] and there is plenty more astounding developments as the story takes a turn towards (extreme) dark comedy.

    It is fantastic to see Stuart Gordon, who has such a schlocky history beginning with Re-Animator, doing some realistic and truly intelligent work in the first half of the film. I saw much development in his Masters of Horror episodes (Dreams in the Witch House and The Black Cat) that I started to really respect him as a director, but I never expected this astounding level of skill. I'll certainly have to check out his other recent not-totally-horror forays King of the Ants and Edmond (written by David Mamet). Of course because this is Gordon all the red stuff is done just right and the sound mix fits the amount of pain and will cause as much (or for me more) flinching than the gory visuals.

    Most fucked up highlight: Brandi and ALL her actions
  • kiriyamakazou
    January 26, 2009
    kiriyamakazou
    A really surprising little film. An unbelievable true story is the basis for this tense, gruesome and often funny film. It's Misery in a garage as Stephen Rea finds himself stuck in a windshield. Suvari is excellent as a nurse who spends her days helping others, but when it comes... read more down to it she shows herself as the calculating selfish little minx she is. The film is tragic in its depiction of humanity and even more tragic in that the true life ending had an even worse outcome. Gordon hasn't forgotten about this being a film and a lot of the dark humour comes from witnessing these unbelievable acts of selfishness. The violence can be quite gruesome but serves the story well. A film where I had no idea where it was going but enjoyed every second of the journey.
  • lewiskendell
    November 17, 2008
    lewiskendell
    Does the fact that I genuinely enjoyed Stuck (and was slightly disappointed at who survived the end) make me a morbid person? Hopefully not.

    Does the fact that I was openly rooting for Mena Suvari's character (and her horrible cornrows) the entire movie mean that I sometimes lik... read moree my heroes to be not so heroic? Definitely.

    Stuck won't appeal to everyone. It's full of gore and dark humor, and the ending is only happy in comparison to all the misery that comes before it. Are there people in this world that are really as selfish and unsympathetic as Brandi? I know that Stuck is supposedly based on a true story, but I prefer to keep thinking that these kinds of things can only happen in the movies.

    If you're in the mood for a short, gory thriller, then there aren't many recent movies that are more entertaining than Stuck.

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Critic Reviews

J. R. Jones
December 16, 2008
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

As the title of this splatter comedy by writer-director Stuart Gordon indicates, he's like a bug stuck to her windshield, and that's about the level of humanity and insight one can expect here. Full Review

David Edelstein
October 18, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

It's a grueling little noirish thriller with slasher-worthy gore. Full Review

Bruce Demara
July 18, 2008
Bruce Demara, Toronto Star

Stuck gives a boost to the dramatic elements of the story, while preserving the stern lesson about a society crumbling under the weight of self-interest and moral decay. Full Review

Liam Lacey
July 18, 2008
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

You might hope for fiction to bring insight to senseless cruelty, rather than augment the ignominy of the original crime. Full Review

Roger Moore
July 11, 2008
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Stuck lost me the moment it started going for cheap laughs. Are we really meant to snicker at his suffering and at this awful, awful woman? Full Review

Bill Goodykoontz
June 26, 2008
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

There's no shortage of scenes that you'll watch through your fingers, groaning -- but you'll watch all the same. Full Review

Walter V. Addiego
June 6, 2008
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle

Stuck is a shot at making a cult film that doesn't quite come off, which is too bad because Gordon is an intriguing filmmaker whose work is worth a look. Full Review

Tom Long
June 6, 2008
Tom Long, Detroit News

Deliciously twisted and divinely ill, Stuck does everything a good horror movie should: It contrasts the insane and the mundane, it reflects the social condition, and it offers jolt after jolt of gory... Full Review

Steven Rea
June 5, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

A quick and nasty social satire that comes with the 'inspired by a true story' avowal, Stuck melds horror and humor as it offers a literally lacerating portrait of humankind at its worst. Full Review

Ann Hornaday
June 5, 2008
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

The question is why the time, talent and treasure of such energetic and even gifted artists have been marshaled in such a disgusting and trivial genre exercise and what viewers are supposed to get out... Full Review

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