D-Tox 2002 by AverageMansReviews

D-Tox 2002 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/shooting/religion/impaling/hanging/disfigurement/decomposing/cutting/self harming/suicide/animal cruelty/bodily functions/drugs/environment/vehicle crash/medical. I will be using an adult language reference and references to adult content.

Usually I wouldn't be this blunt; but this film is a big steaming pile of manure: briefly; this Federal Agent; Agent Jake Malloy [Sylvester Stallone:] has to go and seek psychiatric assistance, after his last case went south in a big way culminating in losing a loved one, but there is strange goings-on at this facility.

Generally speaking: everything about this film is either just bad or solid versions of what they are meant to be; the storyline/script for this 96 minute film; is just terrible; from the outset it has clearly been designed as an exercise in exposition, but I don't know how this was meant to work, when we are at the beginning of the film, but clearly and quite possibly three quarters way through the case, so when these things happen of any detail, it is impossible for us to identify with these characters, considering we have just done the equivalent of walking through the door, so be it from a script or character developments this is just garbage, moving on we have more exposition in the framework and pacing of memory recall from our lead character; which as I have just eluded to this is absolutely pointless, because we didn't get to see or feel any connection, so you can do this memory recall garbage as much as you like, it still isn't going to change that fact that we the viewers still feel nothing about your relationship to one another and on top of that; the production value of these memory recall moments are cheap and tacky, which is highly surprising considering the budget for this movie was relatively large, but for now I digress; the framework and pacing is slow and steady and insufferably boring; on a quick side note; it would have been better if they had just began the film at this psychiatric institution.

Action and art; I mean the action components of this project are as exciting as being the last one to have intercourse with Bonnie Blue after 24 hours of a sex party; meaning let's just get the job done, taking this location has a psychiatric facility is the only good thing I can write home about really; it sets the tone for the rest of the film and put across that this is a very serious location to talk about mental health

Character developments and performances; broadly speaking the versions of these character types and consequently performances were/are solid versions of what they are meant to be.

This film receives: 1/10, this film is poor; I mean relatively early on in the film I got the idea that this film is going to be a struggle to watch and if you're wondering about the budget it was $55 million and it only taking $6.4 million at the box office, so I would avoid this film as much as having an invitation from Bonnie Blue.