Urge (2016)

I was quite surprised to see a pretentious self righteous review for this movie and after having watched it I can only conclude that the reviewer must have been confused about what they were reviewing.

The movie centers around the premise of the hedonistic lifestyle of a wealthy individual Neil (Danny Masterson) who takes pleasure in indulging himself and his group of friends with the best experiences that money can buy.

An excursion to a luxury home on island includes a trip to an exotic night club that has a sexy stylized feel similar to attending a performance art show on steroids. The opportunity to try a designer drug like no other presents itself at the club and Neil and has posse have an experience like no other the only catch is they are told they can only take it once, but told why.

The next day they are keen to recreate the experience and its then that everything starts to unravel.

The movie does not set out to preach about the dangers of drugs and it is not the theme yet you cant help but recognize the parallels between the decent into psychosis that some are unfortunate enough to experience with recreational drug use and the aberrant behavior of those taking URGE.

The ending has a interesting twist and after the final credits a short scene sets up the possibility of a follow up movie.

This movie is both engaging and disturbing in the same way as a car crash can be, you know people are being harmed but you cant help but keep watching out of macabre curiosity.

A solid 7/10 anyone who thinks otherwise needs to get over themselves.

Fmovies: This actually is a much better film than many seem to think. It appears that reviewers have missed the main point of the plot. I don't want this to be a spoiler so I won't go into depth except to say watch the entire movie, to include the last two minutes after the closing credits. The significance of the plot and the message did not become absolutely clear to me until near the end, although in hindsight I can now see the hints that preceded.

The acting was uneven. Pierce Brosnan was very good, particularly in the closing scenes. Danny Masterson had a key role and did not carry it off very well, particularly as the film progressed. Of the females Ashley Greene was the best but Alexis Knapp and Bar Paly certainly gave acceptable performances. Oddly the director seemed to be obviously shying away from nudity to such an extent that it seemed artificial. Strange since it is an obvious R film.

Bottom line ... watch it to the end and you'll get it.

Quite enjoyable little thriller. Annoyingly rich 1%'ers get f*cked on drugs and it goes a little strange.

unleash the "id" where your basic needs are as depraved as you want them to be. Well the drug Urge allows that, and then some on repeat use.

Yes, some bits are not the best acting, but in general its not a bad movie at all. Worth the 2hrs.

Shockingly the sex scenes are not cringe worthy, camera angles are not obtuse. A well made flick but not quite top hole, well a little way away.

worth waiting till the end of the credits for that little bit extra. ;D

Urge fmovies. Pierce Brosnan gets to star off character once again as he continues to extend to portfolio of movies including a nasty assassin in Survivor (2015) and a more amenable one in Tailor of Panama (2001), or The Ghost Writer (2010) where he plays a questionable politician. In this movie, Urge is the new drug and a group of elite young mostly high- class friends get an invitation to try it, but only once. What results is not so much a lurid movie, but a morality play. By focusing not on the sensually sordid (which a majority of movie might) but on the action of human beings this movie attempts to offer up another look at humanity in a way that seems more fascinatingly almost surrealistically horrid than strictly dramatic thriller. But movie eventually takes the easy way out by avoiding an extended explanation and experience of how the climax of the movie is arrived out. What is nice about the movie is the way it insinuates what is going on without ever explicitly revealing it and how not always the characters one might suspect will end up with there denouement. A more artistic and meaningful experience to watch after this one would be Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999).

It's a very odd film, it has an interesting premise, some great visuals, but ultimately just doesn't really hit the mark. I love the idea behind the film, it's a drug that can only be used once, any further uses will lead to destruction, and of course the curiosity of human nature meant they were always going to push it further. I lost it a bit towards the end, as it went off on a tangent, and I failed to understand Pierce Brosnan's character and purpose, although I did enjoy his performance.

I did stick with it, as it had some interesting scenes, but it's not a film I'd want to watch for a second time.

Not terrible, but definitely not good.

The movie revolves around a group of friends taking a drug that evaporates all inhibitions. So far so good.

This interesting premise and some artsy scenes are pretty much all there is to this flick. The whole rest, nearly all of its runtime is just wasted time - sadly to say at least.

The rather well known actors seem like caricatures - there is overacting and underacting - never consistent, never convincing. The only one that seems to enjoy his role is Pierce Brosnan, actually I would consider his performance one of the highlights in this movie.

The personalities of the characters are plainly sketched and clichés of group dynamics are just thrown in your face. Interesting deeper relationships or conflicts are strangely lacking.

Direction is uninspired - the proclaimed outrageousness that the premise promises is not found in the movie - instead you get minutes of quite uninteresting party scenes that do not even convey the party vibe and even lack the uneasiness it should deliver as it foreshadows the very foreseeable events.

Even if you want to watch this expecting to see some raunchy scenes like a good B-movie might offer you - you will be disappointed. Sadly this movie is actually a time waster. Granted with an interesting premise and some nice Pierce Bronsnan scenes and even a couple of art-house scenes - but very underwhelming as such.