Tortured (film)

This article is about a 2008 crime thriller film. For less famous film from 2010 with similar name, see The Tortured.

Tortured
DVD cover
Directed by	Nolan Lebovitz
Written by	Nolan Lebovitz
Produced by	Mary L. Aloe Adam Lebovitz Kirk Shaw
Starring	Cole Hauser Laurence Fishburne James Cromwell
Cinematography	Steven Bernstein
Edited by	Robert K. Lambert
Music by	Nathan Barr
Production company	Five Star Pictures
Distributed by	Sony Pictures
Release date	16 September 2008 (2008-09-16) (U.S. DVD)
Running time	107 minutes
Countries	United States Canada
Language	English

Tortured is a 2008 American crime thriller film written and directed by Nolan Lebovitz and starring Cole Hauser, Laurence Fishburne, and James Cromwell. It was released direct-to-DVD in the U.S. on September 16, 2008. It was filmed in Canada, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Plot

FBI agent Kevin Cole goes undercover as Jimmy Vaughn, an organized crime enforcer. When he's ordered to undertake the week-long torture of accountant Archie Green, Kevin begins to question his role in government service, where often he must hurt or end another human being's life just to make a bust.

Cast

• Cole Hauser as Agent Kevin Cole/Jimmy Vaughn
• Laurence Fishburne as Archie Green
• James Cromwell as Jack Cole
• Emmanuelle Chriqui as Becky
• Jon Cryer as Agent Brian Mark
• Kevin Pollak as FBI Psychiatrist
• James Denton as Murphy
• Paul Perri as Emmet Gnoww
• Robert LaSardo as Mo
• Patrick Sabongui as Coffee Shop Manager
• Ziggy as Voice of Ziggy

Reception

Tortured received mixed to negative reviews from critics. Andrew L. Urban praised the actor's performances and the film's production value however drew attention to poor writing saying, "the writing tries so hard to make a mysterious web of deceit that it ends up tying itself in knots." David Nusair gave the film a score of 1.5 out of 4 calling it a "well-intentioned yet undeniable misfire."

External links

• Tortured at IMDb