23 - Vile

    A bunch of people wake up in a sealed house, with a variety of tools and weapons.  In order to be released, they need to fill a vial attached to the back of their heads with certain chemicals the brain produces when in pain.
    A premise that needed some stretching to make it work.  It's not a terrible idea.  But the problem is that it has a logical flaw.  These chemicals are produced not as a result of pain.  They're produced as a result of fear.  This means that the nervousness they all feel should be creating a steady, if small, flow of these chemicals.  The threat of immediate violence, and the tension of having an unstable person in the room, would probably be enough to reach their goal.
    The movie is probably more dull than it should be.  It's nice to see the characters actually thinking through their situation a little, and understanding that when a person dies, they're pretty much useless.  The problem is that there's nothing else happening.  Once the setup concludes, we get about 50-60 minutes of inflicting pain without much development.
    There are a few developments at the end, which actually do enhance the enjoyability of the movie.  But it's just not worth the effort that led to it.