Reveals of what the drug satchels contain elicit a visceral reaction, as do retrieval methods. Swallowed squanders so much of its body horror potential. Mark Patton as Rich (l.) Cooper Koch as Ben (r.) in Carter Smith’s SWALLOWED.
So, too, are character conclusions that feel more like corner cuts than organic endings. Still, the too-on-the-nose dialogue can be as distracting as the sudden shift into a different genre.
Mark Patton ( A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge ) brings an unexpected take on the usual archetypical crime boss. While Colon fearlessly sells the hell out of his body horror moments, there’s not much else to Dom beyond his closeness with Benjamin. Though energetic and more engaging than any other player on screen, Malone can’t work around abrupt and disingenuous about-face. The supporting characters don’t offer much beyond servicing Benjamin’s arc. It’s here that Benjamin gets stripped bare, literally and figuratively, as he’s forced to find an inner strength to survive his harrowing circumstances.īenjamin’s journey, sandwiched between bookending scenes, seems a specific and personal one of overcoming perilous trials, heartbreak, and identity. Before long, the potential for transgressive body horror gets squandered by a back half more interested in exploring the horrors of a sexual predator nestled within a crime thriller. She needs to move the precious cargo before it becomes financially unviable. Malone’s character also drives the entire plot forward, escorting the lost leads from set piece to set piece. It’s here that the body horror kicks, with a terrified Benjamin watching helplessly as Dom succumbs to excruciating pain, bizarre symptoms, and gross-out revelations. Her fierce urgency instills dread that only increases as every single bit of her careful instructions get derailed by mishaps and events outside of the best friends’ control. Her tough-as-nails drug dealer character, Alice, holds Dom and Benjamin at gunpoint, forcing the pair to smuggle strange bundles of drugs across the border into Canada by swallowing them. Smith, who wrote the film, enlists The Ruins’ collaborator Jena Malone to bring the necessary intensity to kick things into high gear. Jena Malone as Alice in Carter Smith’s SWALLOWED. In order to escape the living cinematic hell he’s put into, and save his family’s life, Milos will have to sacrifice everything – his pride, his morality, his sanity, and maybe even his own life.” From then on, Milos is drawn into a maelstrom of unbelievable cruelty and mayhem devised by his employer, “the director” of his destiny. A leading role in Vukmir’s production will provide financial support to Milos and his family for the rest of their lives. Aware of his financial problems, Layla introduces Milos to Vukmir – a mysterious, menacing and politically powerful figure in the pornographic business. A sudden call from his former colleague Layla will change everything. In A Serbian Film, “Milos, a retired porn star, leads a normal family life with his wife Maria and six-year-old son Petar in tumultuous Serbia, trying to make ends meet. Get yours for $100 (shipping included in the price) here.
There is a limited amount of 100 currently in stock with the next 100 available in a month, and for the big collectors, there will be 3 ultra-rare prototypes of the Milos figure available at a later time. Each figure comes with an exclusive 11″x17″ poster initialed and numbered by Biro for authenticity. Each figure comes signed and numbered by Unearthed Films President and founder Stephen Biro.
Milos stands 7 3/4″ tall and was handmade in the USA by Eric Fox of Fox FX Lab with exceptional detail. With the infamous A Serbian Film just arriving completely uncut and uncensored on Blu-ray, Unearthed Toys is now releasing an action figure based on the Milos character in the unsettling horror fantasy.
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