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.

I bought this DVD out of curiosity and wasn't expecting much after reading the reviews on here - some scathing, some ridiculously gushing– but I have to say I enjoyed it. It's fun, fast paced and not too long. I admit some of the enjoyment may have been in seeing MB with his shirt off again (it's been a long time since Terminator). Weaknesses are a couple of places where MB's acting is wooden, like the scene where he first meets Annie - maybe this is a consequence of directing himself? Also, the dialogue is occasionally unconvincing, for instance when the girls get together and discuss men. Mostly it works though - I even laughed out loud once at the black humour. The soundtrack was mostly average, but with a couple of good bits to entertain us while we are driving through the woods. It was a nice touch to show all of the crew at the end, including the dog. The important thing about this movie is that it's fun to watch, and if MB directed another movie, I would most likely want to see it.

Cracking backwoods thriller with a comic undertone from 80s b-movie star Michael Biehm, who also co-wrote the screenplay. The mixture takes some balancing but he gets it just right, while the laidback pace lets the story simmer. The tale itself should not be taken too seriously, although it is inevitably 'based on real events': two strippers go the woods with two cops. The end result is messy. A lot of people seem to have taken the story straight, ignoring accompanying the black humour. Their loss.Biehm the actor has a real presence now, dominating every scene he's in. His grizzled look has added character. Also good is producer/actress Jennifer Blanc, here playing a stripper who jumps out of the frying pan into the furnace.

Over the years Michael Biehn has delivered some of the most popular characters in films like Aliens, The Terminator, and Tombstone. With his latest film The Victim he takes on a much larger role as writer, director, and star to deliver a grindhouse style film that has been receiving much praise. Will he be able to bring the same skill and brilliance to his directing style as he has to his performances? The Victim follows a young woman running from two attackers that killed her friend. Her only hope is a reclusive man living in the middle of the woods whose life is thrown into a world of chaos with a simple knock on the door. While not exactly what the film seemed to be from the promotions and artwork it still managed to be pretty entertaining. Biehn puts his years of experience to use and showcases clear strength behind the camera as well as in front. His character here is one that fluctuates from various emotions, but still maintains a bit of mystery and darkness. The rest of the cast do a decent job with their characters, although a couple of the performances just didn't hit the mark quite as strongly as it should have. Jennifer Blanc's chemistry with real life husband Biehn shines through as these two spend most of the movie together and really bring the overall film together. Fan favorite Danielle Harris rounds out the cast, but is sadly pushed to a more of second tier level with little to do other than just be eye candy.This is a throwback to the grindhouse genre that has become the latest trend thanks to the Grindhouse film and works well for what they worked to deliver. For those that have heard about this film, be warned that it is more of a revenge type thriller than horror. Although there is an interesting back story there that will hopefully get explored in the future as it would have been a better direction to take the film.http://www.examiner.com/movie-in-dallas/bobby-blakey