Uwe Boll's 'Stoic', starring Edward Furlong, is his first attempt at a serious film. Can Boll do more than use shock value alone?
Poor Edward Furlong. A few weeks after Terminator Salvation hits theatres, continuing the successful franchise that he was once a part of, his latest film will go direct to DVD in the U.K. Directed by Uwe Boll, Stoic is based on the true story of an inmate at a German juvenile detention hall who was brutally tortured, forced to eat his own puke and hang himself by his cellmates. So this is what it has come to.
Some have called this Boll's first attempt at serious filmmaking, but if you ask me, it's just another Postal, with Boll trying to get attention by using shock value alone. As expected, it looks terrible. However, Furlong is also starring in Boll's upcoming film, Darfur, which is apparently about American journalists confronting the atrocities in Darfur. Could that be the movie that will finally legitimize Boll as a director? Nah, I doubt it. Stoic is out on June 22nd in the U.K., but as far as I know, a North American release is still TBA. Check out the trailer below.