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Sylvester Stallone, Charles S. Dutton, Polly Walker

Stallone plays a cop who comes undone after witnessing a brutal scene on the job. He checks into a rehab clinic that specializes in treating law enforcement officials. Soon, he finds that his fellow p...( read more  read more... )atients are being murdered one by one.

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R, 96 min.

Directed by: Jim Gillespie

Release Date: January 1, 2002

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DVD Release Date: December 31, 2002

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  • kiriyamakazou
    August 22, 2009
    kiriyamakazou
    The first 20 minutes of D-Tox seem like the end to another film. It's the climax where the serial killer finally targets the protagonist. After those 20 minutes the film begins to show the aftermath of such events. Unfortunately, rather than being an in depth drama, the aftermath...( read more) is a slasher movie scenario. A group of cops enter a D-Tox center, each one has character traits, instantly recognizable to the genre. The mystery is revealed at a steady pace and I didn't guess the culprit. I also liked Dutton's small scenes away from the action. He was like Scatman Crothers in The Shining. Stallone gives a very decent performance, handing the high emotion at the beginning and the action and thrills. Certainly more enjoyable than it's box-office intake would indicate.
  • PvtCaboose91
    April 29, 2009
    PvtCaboose91
    "I see you, but you don't see me"


    Hollywood's confidence in D-Tox (also known as Detox and Eye See You) was clearly lower than Ed Wood's Oscar possibilities. Filmed and completed in 1999, Universal abruptly decided to cancel the distribution a fe

    ...( read more)w months before the intended release and shelve the project. Three years passed, and Universal began to tire of the film - ultimately choosing to sell it and disown it (Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer even removed his name from the credits, and Universal removed their logo from the finished product as well). The 2002 international theatrical run for D-Tox was shorter than the average life-span of a housefly. In the US it bypassed theatres and instead debuted on DVD. Typically, endless delays are an indication of an extremely poor movie. But thankfully, this isn't the case...as a matter of fact, D-Tox is a surprisingly watchable and serviceable Sylvester Stallone vehicle. Directed by Jim Gillespie, this hybrid of Se7en, The Thing and (Gillespie's own) I Know What You Did Last Summer rises above the usual standard for fluffy slasher flicks, and features Stallone in an astonishingly decent performance. It's frankly bewildering that this decent slasher affair struggled for a release while other dirge is constantly rushed into cinemas.


    The story tracks FBI agent Jake Malloy (Stallone), who - upon the film's commencement - is on the trail of a sadistic serial killer exclusively targeting police officers. This murderer instigates an intense cat-and-mouse game with Malloy, eventually upping the stakes by making things personal. Grief sends Malloy off the deep end when he witnesses a personally-affecting crime scene, and his life spirals downwards into a profound depression where solace can only be found in the bottom of a bottle. To recover from these intense psychological effects, one of Malloy's colleagues (Dutton) sends Malloy to a remote detox clinic (hence the title) located in snow-covered Wyoming that specialises in rehabilitating cops. Unfortunately for the group of patients (and the crew of the facility, for that matter), Malloy barely has time to unpack his bags before the patients begin dying under suspicious circumstances. Things soon become perfectly clear to Malloy: the murderer whose actions have haunted him for months has somehow found his way into the facility, and one of the patients may not be who they claim to be. Completely isolated by an extreme blizzard, the group have no-where to run. As their numbers begin to dwindle even further, it becomes clear that in order to survive they must go on the offensive and flush out the traitor lurking amongst them...


    "He's collecting trophies..."


    As with any slasher flick, the plot is quite superfluous. As opposed to an actual plot, slasher flicks are generally infused with a simple set-up. Once this set-up is established, characters are slaughtered and the body count gradually continues to escalate. D-Tox is no different. As soon as the knife-bait is assembled in the isolated setting, murders begin. The real fun is then figuring out who'll be bumped off next and who is responsible for the murders. To the credit of those behind the camera, the identity of the killer is concealed quite effectively. The reveal of the killer is perhaps a bit too early, however, as it slightly lessens the tension towards the climax.


    D-Tox initially appears to be another Silence of the Lambs inspired serial killer thriller (complete with an opening title sequence reminiscent of David Fincher's Se7en), but once the action shifts to the isolated rehab clinic it transforms into a straightforward slasher affair (albeit with a few twists on the standard formula). In the long run, D-Tox can probably best be described as Ten Little Indians meets Friday the 13th. Director Jim Gillespie (no stranger to the genre, having previously helmed I Know What You Did Last Summer) is a competent craftsman who builds a chilling, claustrophobic atmosphere. For generating tension, Gillespie relies on the remoteness of the film's primary location (making a good correlation with the isolation that Malloy feels) and the snowy, brutal conditions as opposed to the typical "jump" moments contemporary slashers usually employ. The solid cinematography of Australian Academy Award winner Dean Semler (who also worked on Dances with Wolves) is one of the film's highest points, and John Powell's musical score is chillingly effective without being truly outstanding. Ron L. Brinkerhoff's inane screenplay (loosely based on Howard Swindle's novel Jitter Joint), however, is a sub-par effort plagued with cookie-cutter characters and a killer sporting a deliriously shallow motivation. On a more positive note, the dialogue is restrained and believable, providing an added class which slasher films usually lack.


    "You see somebody coming up them stairs... you let faith guide that bullet right through their head."


    Interestingly, D-Tox exhibits all the hallmarks of a movie which has been severely cut in order to reduce the runtime. Occasionally it's quite obvious that small fragments have been omitted (editing is also somewhat choppy at times). Unfortunately, character development is purely non-existent (whether this can be attributed to the script or the cutting room remains a mystery). Few of the characters are even introduced properly (names certainly don't stick). When Stallone's Malloy arrives at the detox clinic, the film surrenders to clichés, and a pantheon of quality actors are literally wasted in a conventional fashion, becoming victims of the surrounding histrionics. It's truly difficult to categorise Gillespie's D-Tox. It's part horror movie, although it isn't very scary. It's part murder mystery, but it lacks the fun of a usual whodunit slasher. The flick also attempts to be a thriller. Fortunately it does a pretty good job of thrilling, especially during the sporadic action sequences (the climax is particularly nail-biting).


    A cast of helpless teenagers (usually present in brainless slashers) has been replaced with a group of adult characters. Astonishingly, Sly is on impressive, if not career-resuscitating form. To Stallone's credit, he offers a better-than-average performance as the tortured Malloy. At one stage Malloy is faced with guilt and remorse before sinking to rock bottom, and Stallone conveys this with amazing honesty. Incredibly, the star also manages to disperse lines while actually acting. He proves that - despite all the Razzies he endured and turkeys he has previously appeared in - he can act. Sly's emotionally-shattered protagonist is an interesting alternative to the usual "female virgin in distress" that we've become accustomed to seeing in a slasher.

    Alongside Stallone is an extremely able-bodied cast. Charles S. Dutton (who was also in Se7en) delivers a decent performance as Hendricks; a colleague of Malloy who sends him to the remote detoxification clinic. Inside this remote facility is a cavalcade of great actors, most of which aren't put to good use at all. Kris Kristofferson (from Blade) is quite good as the no-nonsense detox doctor, with Tom Berenger (remember him from Platoon?) appearing as the centre's handyman, and Polly Walker (whose résumé also includes such titles as 8 ½ Women and Patriot Games) playing the resident psych.

    Robert Patrick (best known for Terminator 2) is a particular stand-out as a gung-ho SWAT guy, although his character's final moments are pitiful (and that's putting it mildly). Also look out for Jeffrey Wright who's convincing as a patient at the clinic who tried to shoot himself. Additional members of the cast include Dina Meyer, Robert Prosky, Courtney B. Vance and Sean Patrick Flanery - all of which are given criminally small and undeveloped roles to work with.


    Despite its routine nature and lack of true cohesion, D-Tox is a surprisingly serviceable movie of the slasher/thriller variety. Gillespie's directorial style is gritty, tension is present, and Sylvester Stallone places forth a fantastic performance. The ludicrous screenplay is perhaps of the low direct-to-DVD standard, but from a technical viewpoint the film is well-handled and the acting is fairly good. And really, that's more than what can be said for stacks of unforgivable dreck that's able to warrant a theatrical release. D-Tox is straightforward, taut slasher entertainment. If you lower your expectations enough, there's a plethora of fun to indulge in. It's particularly good viewing for a rainy evening.

    It'd be very interesting to see an extended cut that may perhaps restore the absent character development...


    "I see you... you see this." [very gory death]
  • thmtsang
    January 23, 2009
    thmtsang
    Sly plays a cop who checks into rehab. Soon each of the patients are murdered one by one.
  • harrycaul
    November 29, 2008
    harrycaul
    This begins as a dismal cat-and-mouse serial-killer flick. It then settles for an awkward blend of Agatha Christie whodunit with the macho, snowbound in-fighting of John Carpenter's "The Thing". A model of bad storytelling and perfunctory characterisation, it's hard to keep track...( read more) of who's who but even harder to care. What the hell did Tom Berenger and Kris Kristofferson see in this? Jeffrey Wright is every bit as twitchy and irritating as he is in Jonathan Demme's remake of "The Manchurian Candidate". Almost as bad as "Cobra"!
  • Deano78
    November 29, 2008
    Deano78
    A pretty good cop thriller that is better than you would expect, with nearly an all star cast!
  • dukeakasmudge
    October 14, 2009
    dukeakasmudge
    Eye see why this movie went straight to DVD
  • lanba
    September 13, 2009
    lanba
    Una película de acción y susupenso
  • deano
    September 6, 2009
    deano
    This film gives us a murder/mystery rather than an action film. Sylvester Stallone is good in the lead role experiencing a wide range of emotions. It's one of his better performances in recent years. Of the supporting roles, Robert Patrick stands out as well as Christopher Fulfor...( read more)d, Charles S. Dutton, Robert Prosky, Courtney B. Vance, Angela Alvarado and Stephen Lang. Tom Berenger hardly has anything meaningful to do and is wasted here.
  • sweetnut2004
    July 1, 2009
    sweetnut2004
    Awesome sit on the edge of your seat... and you wont fall asleep during this one... I didn't and I usually do!
  • chrishrandolph
    June 10, 2009
    chrishrandolph
    This movie I really loved. It is one of Stallone's best. I recommend this for all Stallone fans.

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