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BallWubba Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Joss38 Megan Griffiths deserving winner of best director 2013 Totaly immersive eye opening view, into the tragic realitys of human trafficking skillfully reinacted & brilliantly executed by Chung. An unmatched triumph of life & heroism.

Ed-Shullivan Some viewers would say the film was weak on portraying how the human sex traffic trade takes full advantage of unsuspecting teenagers (boys as well as girls) by scooping them off the street due to these teenagers own ignorance to the extent of the sex traffic trade, and/or more likely by raising these teenagers self worth, albeit temporarily, until the pimps have full control of them.Whether or not this film is loosely based on a true story of a young South Korean girl named Chong Kim should not be what the majority of the films audience should be focused on, nor the disappointment that a movie that is based on the illegal sex trafficking lacks any gratuitous x-rated sex scenes. Instead what the viewers like myself absorbed from Miss Chong Kim's ordeal is we need to do a better job as a nation in realizing how extensive the sex trafficking trade really is, and what we all can do to stop it.Firstly, there would be no sex trafficking in North America if there was no demand for the supply of teenage girls (and boys). In this film actor Beau Bridges does more than an adequate job as the corrupt law enforcement officer Bob Gault. Some of the other reviews commented that this is not realistic that a law enforcement officer would be a leader in the sex trafficking ring, but every year law enforcement officers across North America are found guilty of many criminal offences and the important "breach of trust" crime.Actress Jamie Chung who plays the young teenage female victim Eden (with braces on her teeth), who was easily duped by a young man in uniform to foolishly feel safe enough to take a ride in his car and then she was quickly moved into the sex trade is a wake up call for all teenagers. The key message being there are many wolves in sheep's clothing and we as a nation have to be more engaged in stopping this corrupt criminal behaviour. Of course the actress Jamie Chung was taller, thinner, with a buff body than the shorter and heavier real life Chong Kim. I felt Jamie Chung did a great job in portraying the real life Chong Kim and how the victim had to adjust to a life in the sex traffic trade over the years she was imprisoned. I would also suggest to those critical viewers who scoffed that the dozens of teenage girls who were imprisoned under lock and behind gates in a storage locker as being unrealistic, lets be clear, regardless of where these teenage girls were being housed when they were not working on their backs or knees lets just agree that they were not living the life of a socialite like Paris Hilton, or as a madam like Heidi Fleiss. No I am quite sure that the teenage girls who are really imprisoned by pimps and actively (today and tomorrow) engaged in the sex traffic trade are living in squalor, eating poorly, and have absolutely no life or ambition to speak of. I thought the director/co-writer Megan Griffiths did an admirable job of finely balancing the need to NOT over sensationalize the graphic sexual plight of these young teenage girls, but instead emphasize how young women need to appreciate how easily it is to find themselves victims if they do not pay a lot more attention to the wrong type of people who could easily over power them if they are not a lot more careful as to who they choose to socialize or even be in the wrong place (like a bar, a public park late at night, or a pool hall) at the wrong time.This is a clean enough film that I would suggest parents of all young teenage girls as well as teenage boys should watch as a learning tool. This is real life sex trafficking that we should not ignore, but we should be doing a lot more to prevent. I give the film a fair 6 out of 10 rating for "lessons learned".

Poptart_Psycho There was controversy over this movie, not for the storyline but for the fact of if its real its claimed to be based on real life events but trying to do research comes up with dead ends. Regardless of this the film was well executed.Jamie Chung plays Jae a young Korean-American in New Mexico in 1994. She obtains a fake ID for a night out with her friend. At the club she meets a handsome man who appears to be in uniform. Feeling safe she leaves with him but within minutes is abducted. Woken up in a warehouse full of beds and separate rooms in what looks to be a well looked after establishment but turns out to be a forced prostitution ring. Lead by a volatile crystal meth addict Vaughn the women are forced to go to bars, clubs and houses to work. A year has passed Jae is now called Eden and has realised the only way to escape is work with them. And of course perseverance pays off Eden is lucky and the final scene captures the movie of a phone call to her mother An underrated film on a very troubled issue in todays society

suite92 Film opens to rap music played with a black screen. Not a good start. Hyun Jae is tied up with her mouth duct-taped in the truck of the kidnapper who plays the rap music. It is clear that this is not going to go well for Jae.Then we backtrack to one day earlier to Las Cruces, New Mexico in 1994. Hyun-Jae, teen daughter of Korean immigrants who own 'Gifts and Taxonomy.' Jae let herself be vulnerable: smoking, getting a false ID, going drinking while out against her parents wishes. Picking up men in bars turns out to be a very bad idea. The fireman who sends over two whiskeys to Jae and her friend turns out to be part of the machinery in finding and kidnapping at risk young teen-aged virgins. Also, he has many badges, not just a fireman's. He stops, talks to a comrade, then they take her. The comrade drives her to Arizona. He dumps her in a ravine at a man's ranch.Bob Gault is part of law enforcement, but he also works with the kidnappers. They had left a transmitter on Jae's ankle, and Bob zeroed in on that. After making sure there were no witnesses, Bob kills the deputy the man had called, then the man. Bob takes Jae to the next part of the pipeline. She wakes up in a clinic; she's drugged and the old woman there removes her metal braces. When Jae wakes next, she's with other young women, all scantily clad in a make-shift barracks. Bob has each young woman pick out a kitten to centre their attentions. Then he turns to Jae. He has intercepted the missing persons report that her father had filled out. He makes it clear that nothing is going to come of it.Bob renames her Eden from "Eden's Garden," the trailer park where her parents live. He makes it clear that she will be a prostitute, and that she is expected to bathe in the morning, in the evening, and after sexual congress. Bob reminds her that he knows where her parents live, that he's part of law enforcement, and he will cause trouble for the parents if she gets out of line. End of setup, 22 minutes in.Eden attempts to escape early on, but is severely disciplined. She bides her time for a year, then attempts to gain Vaughan's confidence. That starts to go well, but Vaughan does his best to make her a fellow drug addict. He also teachers her to man the telephones, and to drive a truck. At one of the seminars that Bob gives, he is approached by an investigators for the two murders he committed when picking up Jae.Will her new approach work? Will Vaughan's drug use hurt her chances? Will Bob or Vaughan be exposed for their criminal activity?-------Scores--------Cinematography: 10/10 Fine.Sound: 10/10 No problems.Acting: 8/10 Quite good. Beau Bridges is excellent as the equally affable and menacing Bob. Matt O'Leary was a bit off. Jamie Chung's performance was solid.Screenplay: 8/10 Definitely an engaging story, and quite a scary one.