Stephen Abell This is a strange film because even though it's good and it takes a different look at the kidnapping genre, it just doesn't quite work. What the writers give the audience is a journey through the dark side of human trafficking. When Eve's captor comes back to the basement room she's being held in a few days has passed. As he apologises for his late arrival Eve grabs a brick she's worked free and beats the man bloody. While he fights consciousness, she undoes the lock to her chain and chains her captor. She quickly runs through the house and out the front door... She finds she's stranded in the middle of a desert, with no other house in sight. There are no keys in the van parked outside. The phone isn't working. And as she searches the house for food and clothes she finds Polaroids of other girls. When she confronts her captor and threatens to kill him he tells her that she will be killing them too. This then sets the pair on a road trip to free the Polaroid girls.This opening sequence has some interesting camera shots, for instance, there's the scene where she's pulling the telephone cord trying to find the receiver. It's not until the phone falls onto the floor that you realise the camera is on the phone. There are also a few interesting camera angles which help to create a disturbing and disjointed atmosphere. However, not all of the shots work, but it is nice to see a director trying to do something different. There's also a lot of shaky camera work when it isn't even needed. Most directors use quick cuts along with the shaky camera to build excitement. However, in the scene where Eve has beaten Phil to a bloody mess and he hasn't got the strength to move, Cravioto incorporates this technique... and it doesn't work. It would have been better to slow it down. Have Eve search for the key. Show Phil coming too. Eve still searching. Phil groggy with blood running down his face. Eve pulls the keys from his pocket as he reaches out to grab her hand. Eve shakes his grasp of easily and locks his leg into the chains. But hey, that's just me.However, not everything goes to plan as the pair go from one girl to another. The inventive thing the writers have done here is to have the story unfold along the way. I will say this, there are some twisted and people along the way. It's also here that some of the elements and characters don't appear or feel realistic.I think the reason this film doesn't work is that the director and writers were trying too hard to do something new and original and you can tell. A lot of these little things distract the audience from the movie and the story. This isn't good as you want to keep the audience involved and entertained.As for the acting, both of the major actors are excellent in their portrayal of their characters. Though I do prefer Tyson's coolness in the face of adversity bad guy. He plays Eve just right to stop her from killing him. There maybe a chance to escape and rectify this problem. It's this matter-of-factness which gives the character a chilling feel. The rest of the cast also do a great job though the first girl Eve tries to rescue does appear to be your standard stupid screaming slasher chic... though thinking about it this could have been satire... especially in the way she's dispatched.If you like films like I Spit On Your Grave then you may enjoy this film. It is worth at least one viewing if you're a revenge fan and the story is different enough to carry you through all the niggling little flaws and issues.

Moviemanic22 'Bound to vengeance' is one of those movies that begins to loose steam while you approach half way in to the middle. Which is the reason I had fallen asleep for a couple of minutes when I first saw it last year. However I had another opportunity and decided to give it my full attention. I will be honest and say that I actually enjoyed it. Although I wished that there was more meat to the bone. This is a small independent movie that had a limited theatrical release. The film is about a woman who frees herself from her captor after being held hostage in a basement for almost 6 months. Instead of going to the police she decides to take matters in to her own hands and use the captor to lead her to set free other women who are in similar circumstances. This forms the basis for three quarters of the film's running time. On the script level it falls short on story development. I often wondered why there could not be more to the plot. The film reminded me of a 2012 movie I saw named 'Eden' starring Jamie Chung, which had a similar theme and also focused on the sex trafficking theme in greater detail. But I would assume the script writer chose to take an alternate approach. Tina Ivlev is the soul of the movie. Her acting, emotions and expressions are on the mark and gets under the skin of the character realistically. She carries the entire movie on her shoulders and breathes air in to a weak script. No pun intended but I'm not sure why she was held hostage for 6 months. Was she waiting her turn? And how did she learn to fire a gun so fast?. Possibly she had practised before? Personally I wouldn't see the film more than once, in spite the fact I enjoyed it. But the surprise ending makes it worthwhile to get through to the end.

philipmorrison-73118 This movie is definitely worth a watch, especially for young woman (who are old enough to watch this type of movie) who are targets for this crime. There is a lot of blood and violence and disturbing scenes of abduction, but don't let that stop you from a good story line, well pieced together, and acted well. Tina Ivlev does an excellent job of the girl who gets away and seeks vengeance on behalf of the other girls abducted. She realistically dramatizes a person who has to be tough rather than a super-hero type that just plows through the bad guys. Probably the only issue that I have with the movie is that Richard Tyson, as the abductor, gives up information a little too easily in this movie. Sure, he's being tortured, but there could have been a little more to the script that would explain why he's divulging the information so readily.

Paul Wycherley Surprised is how i will start this review, as like most of you i saw the trailer and read the plot and straight away it made me think is this another type of "i spit on your grave" film. Well its not and its actually a really good thriller a lot better than i expected, the story of a girl who was taken and kept as a sex slave she manages to escape but not before using her captive to help free other girls. The way the story flicks between then and now shots is well done and cudos to the director who had a plan and stuck to it. Tina Ivlev (eve) is brilliant and take your hat off to veteran actor Richard Tyson which you will reconise from kindergarten cop but for me its gotta be the cult classic "big bad wolf 2006" Bound to vengeance is a delightful horror/thriller film in a decade that is currently struggling with the horror/thriller genre and well worth a watch