i saw this film last night ( about 102 minute ) and do not know what keep me in my seat . i guess i just expect a film with gere would have some value in it eventually but nothing of value ever come on the screen . the story be a silly excuse to pile on shot after shot of bondage and torture . there be not a character in the film that do anything like real life . the cut style relies on jump cut and mini flashback and overprint to give weight to this vapid setup of a gang of sadist apparently run free for year and surprise the leader be the victim of an executed killer . i do not see how gere and a buddhist and get involve in this violent and sexist trash .