The Betrayed (2008)

The Betrayed (2008). 1h 38m | R

“For whatever reason I put The Betrayed on because I mistakenly believed it to be a horror, rest assured it most certainly isnu0026#39;t.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eStarring Australian actress Melissa u0026quot;30 Days of Nightu0026quot; George itu0026#39;s a thriller and a very routine one at that. It tells the story of a woman who is kidnapped and interrogated for information she doesnu0026#39;t have. She must find it in herself to rise above her captors and find a way to escape.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo, nothing even remotely new. Her methods, the antagonist, the plot in general is timeless, cliched and very predictable stuff. I assumed multiple times throughout the film that it was about to throw me a curveball and it couldnu0026#39;t possibly be this generic, but it really is.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlso starring Oded u0026quot;Resident Evilu0026quot; Fehr and Aliceu0026quot; Borg Queenu0026quot; Krige if youu0026#39;re watching for the latter let me warn you youu0026#39;ll not be happy with her contribution.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Betrayed isnu0026#39;t bad, itu0026#39;s just so unoriginal and so overwhelmingly cookie cutter itu0026#39;s almost offensive. Like a filmmaker just decided to throw something together and whip a movie up fast for a timed release.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Good:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAt least youu0026#39;ll know exactly what to expectu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Bad:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGeorge simply isnu0026#39;t leading lady materialu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIncredibly unoriginal stuff”