Countdown (2012)

This director’s debut called Countdown is boring, with mediocre acting performances.The story: a couple of Thai teens celebrating New Year in New York City invite a drug dealer into their house to supply them with some drugs. Things get out of hand pretty soon, when the drug dealer turns out to be a complete violent freak. The story did sound exhilarating when I read it at first, but when watching it, this movie turns out to be rather boring…None of the excellent direction skills found in his next movie “Bad Genius” can be found in “Countdown”. This movie looks like a cheap tv movie. There is no real suspense to be experienced, because the acting is not convincing. Tv movie level quality acting. Disposable…