Botched (film)
| Botched | |
|---|---|
 Poster art | |
| Directed by | Kit Ryan |
| Produced by |
Alan Balladur Thomas Fischer Steve Richards Terence Ryan Ken Tuohy |
| Written by |
Raymond Friel Derek Boyle Eamon Friel |
| Starring |
Stephen Dorff Jaime Murray Sean Pertwee Jamie Foreman Geoff Bell |
| Music by | Tom Green |
| Cinematography | Bryan Loftus |
| Edited by | Jeremy Gibbs |
Production company |
ApolloProMovie & Co. 1. Filmproduktion Arcade Films Barraboy Films Madigan Film Productions Opix Films Zinc Entertainment Inc. |
| Distributed by |
Optimum Releasing (United Kingdom) Darclight Films (United States) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
Botched is a 2007 horror comedy film starring Stephen Dorff.
Plot
Richie Donovan (Stephen Dorff) works as a professional thief for Groznyi (Sean Pertwee), a wealthy businessman, to pay off his debt for being smuggled into the U.S. as a child. He pulls off an initially successful diamond heist, but it is botched when he is involved in two separate car accidents. He is given one last chance to pay off his debt by going to Russia to steal a priceless antique cross, locked in a safe in a Moscow penthouse apartment. Richie and his Russian accomplices, brothers Peter (Jamie Foreman) and Yuri (Russell Smith), recover the cross; but their elevator becomes stuck on the uncompleted 13th floor. Believing the police have stopped the elevator, the thieves take their fellow passengers hostage to negotiate an escape. They agree to send one hostage down; but, when the elevator doors open on the ground floor, the hostage has mysteriously been beheaded.
The remaining hostages quickly divide into two groups: a Christian group consisting of Sonya (Bronagh Gallagher), Helena (Norma Sheahan) and Katerina (Gene Rooney), who are later joined by Yuri, and another group consisting of nerdy Dmitry (Hugh O'Conor), beautiful Anna (Jaime Murray) and incompetent security guard Boris (Geoff Bell).
In the confusion, the Christian group seizes firearms and takes control, shooting Peter. Katerina is sent to stand guard over Richie and the remainder of the hostages, while Sonya takes Yuri to a chamber where he is to sacrificed by a wild man in armor named Alex (Edward Baker-Duly). Yuri manages to escape, but he is impaled by one of Alex's traps, complete with disco music and lighting. In his rage, Alex kills Katerina, allowing Richie and the hostages to escape. They discover Alex's lair, where he has been watching everyone using security cameras. A photo reveals that Alex is the twin brother of Sonya, and they both believe themselves to be descendants of Ivan the Terrible. The group splits when Richie and Anna decide to chase after Alex, while Boris and Dmitry prefer to rig the room with various traps they have constructed and wait for Alex to come to them.
Richie and Anna manage to drive off Alex, though Richie is wounded and Anna loses part of her ear. Instead Alex confronts Boris and Dmitry, and starts chasing them through the building when their traps fail to deploy. Dmitry gets caught in his own snare, making him an easy target for Alex, while Sonya dupes Boris into deploying a malfunctioning trap, cutting his hand off. Boris manages to cauterize his arm, but is also injected with a serum that restricts facial movement.
Alex drags Peter's body into his lair for a sacrifice. In doing so, he finds the cross and takes it for himself. Richie and Anna then unsuccessfully search Peter for the cross, only to discover that Peter miraculously survived the shooting. Alex is then attacked from three sides by Peter, Richie and an increasingly incoherent Boris. Though Alex easily kills Peter, Richie manages to impale him on his disco spikes, recovers the cross, then sets him on fire. As they are fleeing the building, Richie is strangled by Sonya, but Anna saves him by stabbing Sonya with her nail file. Security is alerted by Alex's body falling onto the floor below, allowing Richie and Anna to escape unencumbered.
Outside, they are met by Groznyi, who pays Richie handsomely for his work. Richie is enraged, having discovered that Grozniy is the brother of Sonya and Alex, and tells him that he'll never work for him again, but Grozniy replies that Richie will be back. Richie and Anna then depart for Los Angeles.
The working title for this film was 13.
Cast
- David Heap as Auctioneer
- Alan Smyth as Hugo
- Stephen Dorff as Ritchie Donovan
- Sean Pertwee as Mr. Groznyi
- Igor Chistol as Thug 1
- Greg Jeloudov as Thug 2
- Jamie Foreman as Peter
- Russell Smith as Yuri
- Bronagh Gallagher as Sonya
- Norma Sheahan as Helena
- Gene Rooney as Katerina
- Jaime Murray as Anna
- Hugh O'Conor as Dmitry
- Geoff Bell as Boris
- Zak Maguire as Alex
- Edward Baker-Duly as Killer (credited as Edward Duly Baker)
- Luke Hayden as Security Guard
Reception
Critical reception for Botched has been negative and the film holds a rating of 25% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 8 reviews.[1]
The film has received praise from horror review websites like Dread Central and Shock Till You Drop,[2] and Dread Central praised it for "[treating] its audience with intelligence".[3]
Awards
- Best Feature Film at the 2007 New York City Horror Film Festival[2]
- Best Actor for Stephen Dorff at the 2007 New York City Horror Film Festival[2]
References
- ↑ "Botched". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- 1 2 3 Doupe, Tyler. "20 Great Horror Movies You’ve Likely Never Seen: Part 2". STYD. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ Barton, Steve. "Botched (review)". Dread Central. Retrieved 31 December 2014.