Torn Apart (2004)

Director:

Stuart Alexander

Writer (WGA):

Stuart Alexander (written by)

Release Date:

27 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

Some choices are impossible to make

Plot:

Dr. Vicki Westin has no idea that losing a patient is going to wreak complete havoc on her life. But that's exactly what happens: Her deceased patient's grieving father seeks vengeance by kidnapping Vicki's husband and daughter.

Cast

Tia Carrere	...	Vicki Westin
Dale Midkiff	...	Jerry Bender
Richard Burgi	...	Billy Westin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lee Alexander	...	Tech #2
Michael Arata	...	Bingham
Marcus Lyle Brown	...	Security
Zachary Canon	...	Scott
Andrea Frankle	...	Alice Raymond
Anthony Michael Frederick	...	Forbes
Zoe Gaffin	...	Daughter of main characters
Lara Grice	...	Cindy
Matthew Henerson	...	Lou Crenshaw
Julia Lashae	...	Scott's Mother
Jerry Leggio	...	Hastings
Jerry Lee Leighton	...	Foreman
Ann Mahoney	...	Nurse
John McConnell	...	Detective
Stephen Occhipinti	...	Crime Scene Investigator
Maria Quinones	...	Laura
Tom Raley	...	Cop
Dane Rhodes	...	Rent-a cop
Spike Spencer	...	Tech #1
Ramona Tyler	...	Janie
Thomas Uskali	...	Man #2 in bar

Runtime:

USA:89 min | USA:84 min | Argentina:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Green/Epstein/Bacino

Serviceable B-grade thriller

Tia Carrere is still so hot that I could watch her reading the phone book for two hours. "Torn Apart", while far from a great thriller, is at least a little more interesting than the above option. The film follows the race-against-the-clock formula pretty faithfully, but makes the choice (arguably a mistake) of revealing the identity of the killer/kidnapper far too soon, putting the audience ahead of the heroine. Actually, the way SHE eventually discovers his identity is pretty straightforward, and based on easily found records, which makes you wonder why the police couldn't have made the appropriate connections earlier. Tia's role here - a doctor - doesn't give her many chances for "Relic Hunter"-type action, but still, when she finally confronts the kidnapper, she is pretty ferocious. Speaking of the kidnapper, the guy is at his most threatening when he speaks on the phone; his outbursts of anger are ineffective. ** out of 4.