The premise of the dramatic survival tale WRECKED would have made Alfred Hitchcock proud: a physically broken man wakes trapped inside a demolished car in the woods, one corpse in the back seat and second twenty feet away. He has no immediate recollection of how he got there or even who he is, and must rely on pure instinct to survive.
Adrien Brody is the youngest winner of the Best Actor Oscar, for his portrayal in 2003 at age 29 of real-life Holocaust survivor Whadislaw Szpilman in THE PIANIST. Here, he puts those award-worthy talents to excellent use in a very physical performance of another type of survivor. And as in THE PIANIST, his face tells much of the story, reflecting panic, disorientation, and madness.
The dark screen of the opening credits swims with muted reds and pinks, as if we’re sensing light through shut eyelids and are coming to with the nameless protagonist. He whimpers at his reflection in the rear view mirror, his eye swollen shut and blood streaking his face. He’s a trapped and injured animal, inarticulate, groaning and crying through his frenzied attempts to break free of this cage. His relief at catching rainwater or even urinating out the window is palpable. Finally, screaming, he yanks his crushed leg from under the dashboard, shoves open the door and drags himself onto the forest floor. He now finds himself a helpless newborn in unfamiliar territory following a painful childbirth. And he’s escaped a crypt.
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