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Brisk pacing and an excellent cast of mostly B-list actors can’t make up for the commonplace premise and execution of Simon Brand’s twisty thriller. Borrowing conceptually from “Reservoir Dogs,” the “Saw” series and too many others to mention, the film locks five men — played by Jim Caviezel, Greg Kinnear, Joe Pantoliano, Barry Pepper and Jeremy Sisto — inside a dingy warehouse, where they regain consciousness following mysterious blackouts. With no recollection of who they are, how they got there or who’s responsible for their various states of injury, the nameless characters gang up against one another, act tough and engage in endless macho banter while attempting to assemble the pieces. A drawn-out game of cat and mouse, the film waits as long as possible to reveal the identities of the victims and the perpetrators. And after a whole lot of buildup, and a real letdown of a payoff, the only enigma left is why we should care. — Laura Kern, The New York Times
