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* CompleteMonster: Dez and Edele are a [[UnholyMatrimony wealthy couple]] who use their free time to [[WouldHurtAChild abduct, molest, and murder children]]. They've converted their spacious apartment into a dual playing ground to distract the children and a killing lair. They've also built an immense child pornography collection out of the victims before they killed them. They kidnap Oleg along with two other children, then tie up Oleg and wrap his head in plastic to suffocate him when he proves too much trouble. Teresa arrives to rescue Oleg and the other two abducted children, and is horrified to discover the couple's killing tools and a cabinet containing dozens of videotapes marked with children's names. As a stand-in for the Witch from Literature/HanselAndGretel, their choice in victims makes them stand out by far as the most depraved villains in a crime-ridden setting.
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* CompleteMonster: Dez and Edele Hansel are a [[UnholyMatrimony wealthy couple]] who use their free time to [[WouldHurtAChild abduct, molest, and murder children]]. They've converted their spacious apartment into a dual playing ground to distract the children and a killing lair. They've also built an immense child pornography collection out of the victims before they killed them. They kidnap Oleg along with two other children, then tie up Oleg and wrap his head in plastic to suffocate him when he proves too much trouble. Teresa arrives to rescue Oleg and the other two abducted children, and is horrified to discover the couple's killing tools and a cabinet containing dozens of videotapes marked with children's names. As a stand-in for the Witch from Literature/HanselAndGretel, their choice in victims makes them stand out by far as the most depraved villains in a crime-ridden setting.
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* CompleteMonster: Dez and Edele Hansel are a [[UnholyMatrimony wealthy couple]] who use their free time to [[WouldHurtAChild abduct, molest, and murder children]]. They've converted their spacious apartment into a dual playing ground to distract the children and a killing lair. They've also built an immense child pornography collection out of the victims before they killed them. As their name suggests, they're a stand-in for the Witch from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'', coinciding with the director's vision of the film as a dark fairy tale. The characters are so vile that the actors were not particularly pleased to get the roles.
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* CompleteMonster: Dez and Edele Hansel are a [[UnholyMatrimony wealthy couple]] who use their free time to [[WouldHurtAChild abduct, molest, and murder children]]. They've converted their spacious apartment into a dual playing ground to distract the children and a killing lair. They've also built an immense child pornography collection out of the victims before they killed them. They kidnap Oleg along with two other children, then tie up Oleg and wrap his head in plastic to suffocate him when he proves too much trouble. Teresa arrives to rescue Oleg and the other two abducted children, and is horrified to discover the couple's killing tools and a cabinet containing dozens of videotapes marked with children's names. As their name suggests, they're a stand-in for the Witch from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'', coinciding with Literature/HanselAndGretel, their choice in victims makes them stand out by far as the director's vision of the film as most depraved villains in a dark fairy tale. The characters are so vile that the actors were not particularly pleased to get the roles.crime-ridden setting.
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* {{HSQ}}: Very high.
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* CompleteMonster: Dez and Edele are a [[UnholyMatrimony wealthy couple]] who use their free time to [[WouldHurtAChild abduct, molest, and murder children]]. They've converted their spacious apartment into a dual playing ground to distract the children and a killing lair. They've also built an immense child pornography collection out of the victims before they killed them. They kidnap Oleg along with two other children, then tie up Oleg and wrap his head in plastic to suffocate him when he proves too much trouble. Teresa arrives to rescue Oleg and the other two abducted children, and is horrified to discover the couple's killing tools and a cabinet containing dozens of videotapes marked with children's names. As a stand-in for the Witch from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'', their choice in victims makes them stand out by far as the most depraved villains in a crime-ridden setting.
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* CompleteMonster: Dez and Edele Hansel are a [[UnholyMatrimony wealthy couple]] who use their free time to [[WouldHurtAChild abduct, molest, and murder children]]. They've converted their spacious apartment into a dual playing ground to distract the children and a killing lair. They've also built an immense child pornography collection out of the victims before they killed them. They kidnap Oleg along with two other children, then tie up Oleg and wrap his head in plastic to suffocate him when he proves too much trouble. Teresa arrives to rescue Oleg and the other two abducted children, and is horrified to discover the couple's killing tools and a cabinet containing dozens of videotapes marked with children's names. As their name suggests, they're a stand-in for the Witch from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'', their choice in victims makes them stand out by far as coinciding with the most depraved villains in director's vision of the film as a crime-ridden setting.dark fairy tale. The characters are so vile that the actors were not particularly pleased to get the roles.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Elizabeth Mitchell plays the minor role of Edele and quickly became recognizable as Juliet on ''Series/{{Lost}}'' shortly after the film's release.
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* {{Squick}}: The entire pedophile couple scene, especially the discovery of their vast collection of snuff films.
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* {{Tearjerker}}: Milla's suicide when she believes Oleg to be dead; imagine being in Oleg's shoes when he comes home to find his only true family dead amidst the flaming drug lab, just ''minutes'' after the fact. [[FridgeHorror Perhaps most devastating is the fact that it was the pursuit triggered by his theft of a gun that indirectly led to her death.]]
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** Milla's suicide when she believes Oleg to be dead; imagine being in Oleg's shoes when he comes home to find his only true family dead amidst the flaming drug lab, just ''minutes'' after the fact. [[FridgeHorror Perhaps most devastating is the fact that it was the pursuit triggered by his theft of a gun that indirectly led to her death.]]
** Milla's suicide when she believes Oleg to be dead; imagine being in Oleg's shoes when he comes home to find his only true family dead amidst the flaming drug lab, just ''minutes'' after the fact. [[FridgeHorror Perhaps most devastating is the fact that it was the pursuit triggered by his theft of a gun that indirectly led to her death.]]
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* {{The Woobie}}: Oleg. His father is a meth head who is abusive toward [[AbusiveParents him]] [[DomesticAbuse and his mom]] (who is also addicted). [[FromBadToWorse And that's before the events of the movie]]
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** Oleg. His father is a meth head who is abusive toward [[AbusiveParents him]] [[DomesticAbuse and his mom]] (who is also addicted). [[FromBadToWorse And that's before the events of the movie]]
** Oleg. His father is a meth head who is abusive toward [[AbusiveParents him]] [[DomesticAbuse and his mom]] (who is also addicted). [[FromBadToWorse And that's before the events of the movie]]
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* JustHereForGodzilla: The film was heavily criticized for its lack of a coherent plot; that said, most are certainly watching it for the massive number of F-Bombs and the bloodbath it brings to the table.
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** Theresa's discovery of the many snuff films hidden within the lair of the pedophile serial killers just moments after rescuing Oleg; the names of ''more than a dozen'' faceless children are found on a series of ''star-rated'' DVDs in a closet filled with body bags and surgical tools. And if it had not been for Theresa, Oleg surely would not have been their last victim.
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** Theresa's discovery of the many snuff films hidden within the lair of the pedophile serial killers just moments after rescuing Oleg; the names of ''more than a dozen'' faceless children are found on a series of ''star-rated'' DVDs [=DVDs=] in a closet filled with body bags and surgical tools. And if it had not been for Theresa, Oleg surely would not have been their last victim.
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* CultClassic: Flopped in the theaters, but has gained a respectable following among those who've seen it.
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* {{Tearjerker}}: Milla's suicide when she believes Oleg to be dead; imagine being in Oleg's shoes when he comes home to find his only true family dead amidst the flaming drug lab, just ''minutes'' after the fact. [[FridgeHorror Perhaps most devastating is the fact that it was the pursuit triggered by his theft of a gun that indirectly led to her death.]]
** Joey expiring in Theresa's arms after being shot by Lester; ultimately subverted as it is revealed that he pulled through after his supposed funeral.
** Theresa's discovery of the many snuff films hidden within the lair of the pedophile serial killers just moments after rescuing Oleg; the names of ''more than a dozen'' faceless children are found on a series of ''star-rated'' DVDs in a closet filled with body bags and surgical tools. And if it had not been for Theresa, Oleg surely would not have been their last victim.
-->'''Theresa''': I have ''never'' seen evil before tonight, Joe! ''Real fucking evil.''
** Joey expiring in Theresa's arms after being shot by Lester; ultimately subverted as it is revealed that he pulled through after his supposed funeral.
** Theresa's discovery of the many snuff films hidden within the lair of the pedophile serial killers just moments after rescuing Oleg; the names of ''more than a dozen'' faceless children are found on a series of ''star-rated'' DVDs in a closet filled with body bags and surgical tools. And if it had not been for Theresa, Oleg surely would not have been their last victim.
-->'''Theresa''': I have ''never'' seen evil before tonight, Joe! ''Real fucking evil.''
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* HarsherInHindsight: The film concludes with Joey seemingly dying of a gunshot wound, with his wife, Nicky and Oleg presiding over his funeral, only to reemerge alive and well somewhere far away from the city. This becomes a lot more bittersweet after Paul Walker died in a fiery car crash in 2013; To make matters worse while it was the bullet that almost killed him, his supposed death is immediately preceded by him crashing his Mustang.
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* SignatureScene: Oleg's near-fatal encounter with the serial killer couple might as well count, somehow managing to be far more nauseating and horrific than all the blood and guts scene throughout the rest of the film.
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"Note that if the event in question is something inevitable, such as people dying, that's not necessarily this. Everyone dies eventually, as far as we know. It would be this if the death had some link to how they appeared on screen."
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* HarsherInHindsight: Joey's faked death and funeral at the end of the film after his supposedly fatal encounter with Lester. It can be a lot tougher to watch after Paul Walker's death in 2013.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Joey's faked death and funeral at the end of the film after his supposedly fatal encounter with Lester. It can be a lot tougher to watch after Paul Walker's death in 2013.
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He actually did need to find the gun; it was evidence.
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* FridgeLogic: As Creator/RogerEbert pointed out in his review, Joey spends the movie searching for a gun that, in the end, he doesn't really need to retrieve.
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** Ivan Yugorsky reemerging from his fight with Frankie with his stomach blown open by a shotgun.
** Ivan Yugorsky reemerging from his fight with Frankie with his stomach blown open by a shotgun.
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** Milla for the same reasons as Oleg, after a lifetime spent as a prostitute who was very nearly murdered by the Yugorsky family before marrying Anzor; [[DrivenToSuicide Sadly, it does not end well for her after her only son goes missing]].
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* NightmareFuel: The scene with the [[spoiler: pedophile {{Serial Killer}}s]] is extremely unsettling, to say the least. Also, the homeless man that helps Oleg is pretty scary.
** Joey being tortured with a hockey puck to the face.
** Joey being tortured with a hockey puck to the face.
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* NightmareFuel: The scene with {{The Woobie}}: Oleg. His father is a meth head who is abusive toward [[AbusiveParents him]] [[DomesticAbuser and his mom]] (who is also addicted). [[FromBadToWorse And that's before the [[spoiler: pedophile {{Serial Killer}}s]] is extremely unsettling, to say events of the least. Also, the homeless man that helps Oleg is pretty scary.
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* CompleteMonster: Dez and Edele are a [[UnholyMatrimony wealthy couple]] who use their free time to [[WouldHurtAChild abduct, molest, and murder children]]. They've converted their spacious apartment into a dual playing ground to distract the children and a killing lair. They've also built an immense child pornography collection out of the victims before they killed them. They kidnap Oleg along with two other children, then tie up Oleg and wrap his head in plastic to suffocate him when he proves too much trouble. Teresa arrives to rescue Oleg and the other two abducted children, and is horrified to discover the couple's killing tools and a cabinet containing dozens of videotapes marked with children's names. As a stand-in for the Witch from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'', their choice in victims makes them stand out by far as the most depraved villains in a crime-ridden setting.
* FridgeLogic: As Creator/RogerEbert pointed out in his review, Joey spends the movie searching for a gun that, in the end, he doesn't really need to retrieve.
* {{HSQ}}: Very high.
* NightmareFuel: The scene with the [[spoiler: pedophile {{Serial Killer}}s]] is extremely unsettling, to say the least. Also, the homeless man that helps Oleg is pretty scary.
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* FridgeLogic: As Creator/RogerEbert pointed out in his review, Joey spends the movie searching for a gun that, in the end, he doesn't really need to retrieve.
* {{HSQ}}: Very high.
* NightmareFuel: The scene with the [[spoiler: pedophile {{Serial Killer}}s]] is extremely unsettling, to say the least. Also, the homeless man that helps Oleg is pretty scary.
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