Endure (2010)

Endure (2010). 1h 32m | R

“I see lots of bad movies–usually with an understanding shrug and some appreciation of the difficulties involved in making the film. There are very few films that actually make me angry, but the script and direction of u0026quot;Endureu0026quot; were infuriating.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA pregnant girl is chained to a tree by a serial killer, and if the detectives donu0026#39;t find her quickly, she is going to die an agonizing death. And so, you would expect the director to create a sense of urgency. Hurry up and find her before itu0026#39;s too late! But there is no sense of urgency at all. A totally unnecessary subplot involving one detectiveu0026#39;s seriously ill wife slows the action down to a crawl. When he isnu0026#39;t by her bedside holding hands and exchanging u0026quot;I love youu0026#39;su0026quot; and listening to her complaints, heu0026#39;s answering his cell phone with continual updates on her condition. And when heu0026#39;s sitting by her bedside engaged in these slow sad conversations, there is nary a thought of the pregnant girl out there tied to a tree. The plot is further chained by constant adolescent banter between the veteran detective and the rookie who resents being talked to as a newbie. On and on and on. Frequent flashes to suffering girl, hanging nearly comatose from tree; return to extended scenes with sick wife and boring banter, the detectives in no apparent hurry to do their job. And yet, still I watched, onward and onward, slogging through the cinematic tedium, hoping that these boring and seemingly uncaring slugs would finally get moving and show some signs of urgency about rescuing the poor pregnant girl….Ugh!”