Ritchie is probably the best worst thief in the world and
when he’s hired to steal a prized cross from a Russian hotel he jumps at the
opportunity to finish an unpaid debt but even that gets Botched (2007). When Ritchie
(Stephen Dorff) gets to Russia he is forced to work with two brothers whom he
can’t trust and are unpredictable. When
someone is killed during the heist they escape with a group of hostages by
going to an abandoned floor of the hotel and waiting for the cops to make their
move.
Unfortunately for Ritchie the cops are not coming because
the building is owned by a sadistic brother and sister that decide to kill and
massacre Ritchie and his friends and the hostages. Now Ritchie must find a way to finish the job
and find a way out of the building before the sadistic siblings kill him.
Written by Derek Boyle and Eamon Friel and directed by Kit
Ryan this is an interesting mashup of horror and comedy that works because the
situations that Ritchie keeps finding himself in seem to simply be a case of bad
luck and that as ludicrous as the situation and characters are it all seems
natural to the story being told. It may
seem like a simple crime thriller but there is enough blood and gore to satisfy
the horror fans.
Dorff is an underrated actor because he’s done so many small
thrillers and horror films such as The
Gate (1987), Blade (1998), Alone in the Dark (2005), Cold Creek Manor (2003), and Feardotcom (2002), to name a few, that
many people forget what a versatile actor he can be. Here he displays charm as Ritchie that makes
you root for him despite the tremendous bad luck that he seems to have. A film I recommend.
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