Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds are along for the ride as Swedish director Daniel Espinosa follows the Scandinavian trail to Hollywood blazed by Nicolas Winding Refn
When people readabout what it actually is they say, 'Oh, that's nothing. You lay down, they put a wet towel over your face and then they pour water over it,' but the sensation is horrific. YouTube it! Most people couldn't handle a second."
Chilean-Swedish director Daniel Espinosa is cheerfully describing the mechanics of waterboarding. It seems as apt a topic of discussion as any for a director described by Ryan Reynolds, the star of his new film, as an "intuitive, intellectual thug". But this isn't just sadistic small talk. Espinosa's latest, Safe House, contains a prominent waterboarding scene, with Denzel Washington as the victim, and Espinosa is at pains to stress that the film's portrayal was as accurate as possible. "I wanted it...
When people readabout what it actually is they say, 'Oh, that's nothing. You lay down, they put a wet towel over your face and then they pour water over it,' but the sensation is horrific. YouTube it! Most people couldn't handle a second."
Chilean-Swedish director Daniel Espinosa is cheerfully describing the mechanics of waterboarding. It seems as apt a topic of discussion as any for a director described by Ryan Reynolds, the star of his new film, as an "intuitive, intellectual thug". But this isn't just sadistic small talk. Espinosa's latest, Safe House, contains a prominent waterboarding scene, with Denzel Washington as the victim, and Espinosa is at pains to stress that the film's portrayal was as accurate as possible. "I wanted it...
- 2/18/2012
- by Gwilym Mumford
- The Guardian - Film News
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