Directed by:
Craig ZobelScreenplay:
Craig ZobelCinematography:
Adam StoneComposer:
Heather McIntoshCast:
Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Philip Ettinger, Bill Camp, James McCaffrey, Matt Servitto, Ashlie Atkinson, Amelia Fowler, Raymond McAnally (more)Plots(1)
Based on over 70 incidents that took place in the USA, Compliance recounts this chilling true story in which the line between obedience and manipulation is hauntingly blurred. On a particularly busy day at a Ohio fast food joint, high-strung manager Sandra (Ann Dowd) receives a phone call from a police officer, informing her that an employee, a pretty young blonde named Becky (Dreama Walker) has stolen money from a customer. Convinced she's only doing what's right, Sandra commences the investigation, following instructions from the officer at the other end of the line, no matter how invasive they become. As we watch, we ask ourselves two questions: “Why don’t they just say no?” and the more troubling, "Am I certain I wouldn't do the same?" The cast delivers startlingly authentic performances that make the appalling events unfolding onscreen all the more difficult to watch - but impossible to turn away from. (Soda Pictures)
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Let’s see a small summary of the responses to this film: Rotten Tomatoes - 90 % positive reviews, 7.6/10 average rating. Metacritic 68 out of 100, 26 positive reviews, 2 mixed reviews, 4 negative. IMDB 6.5/10. Based on real documented events. But the amateur psychologist from the Filmbooster middle school (a 44% rating today) once again believe their own bullshit and are competing on who will throw more shit, while showing their intellectual prowess claiming that “they would never behave like this”. Sure, a smart person capable of critical thinking really wouldn’t behave like the characters (and in the real events the film is based on). But this is not a film about smart people with a university degree, it’s about employees of a fast food restaurant, and the film never suggest that they are anything other than average people who will do anything an authority tells them to do, without questioning it in any way. And it portrays it brilliantly. You only need to see the way the guy on the phone eliminates any hint of resistance and disagreement. A very good film that can really make you mad with the stupidity of its characters, but that’s not a mistake, that’s the goal. I can only say I’m proud for not letting myself be discouraged by the reviews so far. Sure, this is not a film that will appeal to everyone, but some of the comments here are unwarranted.
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