13 Sins

Movie Title--  13 Sins

Release Year--  2014

Running Time--  1 Hour and 33 Minutes

Director--  Daniel Stamm

Cast--  Mark Webber, Rutina Wesley, Devon Graye, Tom Bower, Ron Pearlman, Pruitt Taylor Vince

Elliot Brindle feels his luck is about to change.  When his luck changes for the worst, he gets a strange phone call that could be salvation for him, promising him increasing amounts of money to complete tasks but it doesn't take long for the game to turn dangerous.

Elliot Brindle Mark Webber) is having trouble changing his luck but when he is called in to a meeting with his supervisor, he feels like there is change coming, the only thing is he doesn't expect that the change is for the worst.  He is fired from his job and he has to consider the extreme debt he is in and the people that depend on him; his mentally disabled brother Michael (Devon Graye) who is in jeopardy of being sent back to a mental facility, his pregnant fiancee Shelby (Rutina Wesley) and his father (Tom Bower) a racist, abusive old man who is being evicted.

Elliot goes out and while stopped he gets a mysterious phone call that challenges him to kill the fly he is battling with for $1,000, then he is asked to eat the fly to complete a challenge and earn more money.  The caller then explains that this is part of a game where he will have to complete 13 tasks for increasing amounts of money.  If Elliot accepts, he has to complete all 13 tasks in thirty-six hours.  The first few challenges are easy but they become increasingly more challenging, attracting the attention of the cops in the process.  When Elliot is no longer sure he wants to participate, the caller informs him that all the money he has won up to that point will be taken back if he gives up.  The game gets more and more dangerous as the cash prizes get higher, making Elliot take under consideration what is more important in life.

I wasn't very sure about this film when I started it but as it progressed, I found myself increasingly more interested.  The story was actually pretty good.  There are a few bloody scenes but it really isn't as bad as some horror films I have seen.  Watching Elliot Brindle progress with the tasks and seeing the effect each has on him makes you want to watch the story unfold.

I would actually recommend this film to someone that was looking to view a horror flick.  As far as this one goes, turn off the lights, sit back on the couch and enjoy the ride.  Oh yeah and Don't Forget the Popcorn!