![]() ![]() The basic plot is inspired by a true story (which makes everything all the more depressing), but Stuart Gordon masterfully turns the whole event into an extraordinary non-stop spitfire of social criticism. She panics and, out of fear the consequences of this event will unbalance her perfectly stable life, the girl drives home and leaves Tom to perish in the garage his body still stuck halfway through the windshield. His life literally turns into a living hell when a young nurse, under the influence of drugs and alcohol, hits him with her car. Tom Bardo is going through a difficult time lately, since he lost his job and became homeless. Modern society and its docile inhabitants are clearly more than unnerving enough already. "Stuck" became something that is almost unique these days: real-life horror that doesn't rely on eerie monsters, deranged killers or supernatural phenomena to be disturbing. At least as far as I'm concerned, "Stuck" easily overpowers the other two films because here Gordon has the opportunity to work with really current issues (hit-and-run accidents) and the type of agony everyone dreads (helplessly being left to die like a dog). Following the critically acclaimed "King of the Ants" and "Edmond", "Stuck" is Gordon's third horror/thriller hybrid revolving on ordinary human beings gradually turning into cold-hearted monsters mainly as a result of their egocentric and despicable social environments. This man handles sheer entertaining splatter flicks (loosely inspired on the work of Gothic novelists) as well as he handles far more mature and genuinely disturbing horror themes. ![]() Stuart Gordon once more distinguishes himself as one of the most versatile and multi-talented directors active in today's horror film-making industry.
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