Director:
Daniel MinahanGuión:
Daniel MinahanCámara:
Randy DrummondReparto:
Brooke Smith, Marylouise Burke, Merritt Wever, John Ventimiglia, Will Arnett, Kipp Tribble, Glenn Fitzgerald, Richard Venture, Nada Despotovich (más)Sinopsis(1)
Imagine a Reality Show where the goal is for its contestants to kill each other until only one person is left standing — and that they have no choice in whether they compete or not. (Seriously: the moment a contestant finds out that they're chosen, they're marked for death.) Now imagine that it takes winning the show three times to be granted a full release from the show. This is the premise behind the reality show The Contenders. The film follows the six contestants of the show's seventh season; it focuses mainly on contestants Dawn Lagarto (a two-time champion who is hoping to win her third and be granted freedom) and Jeffrey Norman (a terminally ill man who is also Dawn's former lover). (texto oficial de la distribuidora)
(más)Reseñas (1)
This idea of a brutal reality show as a metaphor for "how far it can go" has crossed my mind several times, but it didn't deserve such a poorly executed treatment. Psychologically charged, unbelievable insertions, scenes of unexpected encounters with super awkward lines like "You still love him" don't really correspond to the previous attempts at creating a harsh atmosphere. In the end, it's 30% for a few decent scenes where the creators managed to evoke some emotion from me, and for the outstanding last shot. But for a similar attempt, I want to see ideas, not a basic premise stretched out for an hour and a half.
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