Jan Strydom
The decision to watch THE VICTIM was really tough at first having read all the negative reviews about it. Eventually I did see it and yet it isn't that bad. Sure it won't redefine it's genre but the film was entertaining, it had a decent plot and the acting was fair all around. The film is really for people with an acquired taste.Honestly, the only way I could recommend this film is to see it and decide if you like it or not for yourself. I also recommend you not take it very seriously.Overall, THE VICTIM isn't really that bad, granted it's not perfect but it will mostly appeal to people with an acquired taste. Also, if you don't take it very seriously it is rather entertaining.
superangelofglory
Well, what should be said about this movie? A low budget movie, half horror, half drama with psychological moments that wants to be good but fails it. The idea on which the script is based may not be bad, but they fail at developing it into the plot. The rape scene doesn't feel real, the lines are sometimes pronounced like a poetry a kindergarten kid tells Santa for a pressie and the fighting scenes simply do not convince me. Of course, when you make independent movies it is not easy to get a blockbuster. If they made Titanic with a few hundred thousand dollars or a million, it would have been a story about a boat sunk on a big lake when spring sun rays got the evil glacier melt.
Michael 'Hallows Eve' Smillie
I have to say that after seeing that Michael Biehn was in this I was kind of looking forward to seeing this movie. And I noticed that Danielle Harris was in the film too, so you would think it would be half decent right? Then I saw that he wrote and directed it also. After saying that I wish he had not written and directed it as it was horrible. His wife Jennifer Blanc also stars in the film and I'm pretty sure that Biehn made this film just so he could have sex with her on camera and so people could see her boobs, because she couldn't act in this film, and Biehn himself was also bad in it. The story was not that good either, and the rest of the cast wasn't much better in the acting stakes. The movie felt like it was two hours long as it seemed to take forever to finish, but it's actually only 80 minutes long. I couldn't wait until it was over. I recommend that you give this film a miss, save your time and money. I give it a 2 out of 10, only reason it gets that much is the good head bashing at the end.
MichaelWeihn
OK I must review The Victim. I must admit I wasn't instantly hooked in the first 15 minutes. Once everything started to unwrap it was one of his best. I loved the Directing in a sense that it was authentic and real. As were all the performances. I must say too, my favorite ending credits ever. I also loved credits that showed all the cast with names but to do that with the crew-pure genius! Shows totally appreciation for this great crew as does the excellent behind the scenes bonus feature. If this is any indication what we have in store from Blanc Biehn Productions then I say Bring it On Jennifer Blanc-biehn and Michael Biehn! A match made in film heaven.