Lee Ray Oliver, a death row inmate, is given a second chance at life if he agrees to undergo a new chemical treatment used to modify behavior.
Acting
Liotta's vein-popping desperation meets Dafoe's unsettling calm.
Practical Effects
Grimy 2004 DTV aesthetic, no polish, all sweat.
Director
Tim Hunter
Ray Liotta
Lee Ray Oliver
Willem Dafoe
Dr. Michael Copeland
Michelle Rodriguez
Teresa
Stephen Rea
Dr. Arlo Penner
Polly Walker
Barbara Copeland
Kathleen Robertson
Eden Ross
Tim DeKay
Bill Caputo
Stewart Alexander
Powell
Glenn Wrage
Gibson
Ivan Kaye
Norton
Mark Letheren
Villard
Anthony Warren
Brock
Raicho Vasilev
Vlas
Mac McDonald
Warden
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a direct-to-DVD release in most markets despite the A-list cast, trapped in the 2004 Weinstein Company distribution purgatory.
Rides the wave of early-2000s 'pharmaceutical paranoia' cinema alongside Side Effects and The Constant Gardener, but with way less prestige.
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