Stuck tells the process to figure out the next step of action of a child support worker named Brandi, after she caused a traffic accident and then fled. Brandi characters taken from Jawan Mallard pattern, cardboard to homeless man named Glen Gregory Biggs and leave the victim lodged in the windshield of her to death.
Stuck is disturbing in all the right ways, turning an incredible real-life story of human callousness and suffering into a tawdry entertainment that makes guffawing, sociopathic rubbernecks of us all.
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.
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.
You might hope for fiction to bring insight to senseless cruelty, rather than augment the ignominy of the original crime.
Common Sense Media
December 30, 2010
Darkly funny morality tale for mature gore lovers.
Time Out
January 09, 2009
Gordon has directed drama, such as Mamet's 'Edmond', but also visceral horror movies like 'Re-Animator'. Elements of both are evident in this taut psychological thriller.
