RESTRAINT

     STEPHAN MOYER  TRAVIS FIMMEL  TERESA PALMER

RON AND DALE (FIMMEL AND PALMER) ARE FELONS ON THE RUN.  THEY END UP AT A COUNTRY ESTATE OWNED BY ANDREW (MOYER) WHO HAS JUST SPLIT UP WITH HIS FIANCEE AND ALSO HAPPENS TO BE AGORAPHOBIC.  ANDREW, IN TRYING NOT TO DIE, SUGGESTS A PLAN TO RON AND DALE THAT WILL GET THEM A LOT OF MONEY.
RESTRAINT IS ANOTHER WELL DONE AUSTRALIAN THRILLER.  ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE WELL DEVELOPED: RON IS JUST A LITTLE CRAZY, CAN BE SCARY AND BRUTAL, YET AT TIMES SHOWS HUMOR AND A WARMNESS; DALE STARTS OFF COMPLETELY DEVOTED TO RON, BUT AS SHE WATCHES RON AND LEARNS MORE ABOUT ANDREW, SHE SLOWLY STARTS HAVING FEELINGS FOR ANDREW;  WITH ANDREW, HE STARTS OFF JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE, AND THEN IN GETTING TO KNOW RON AND DALE BETTER, HE BEGINS TO USE THEIR WEAKNESSES AGAINST THEM TO GAIN THE UPPER HAND.  WHILE THIS IS A THRILLER THAT HAS IT'S VIOLENT AND SHOCKING MOMENTS, IT IS MORE OF A CHARACTER STUDY THAT IS DONE VERY WELL.  PUT THIS IN YOUR QUEUE AND WATCH IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
RATING  3 out of 5