the role of buddy ackerman be no stretch for kevin spacey . he play version of that character many time other and good film . this be fortunate because it give his performance a certain resonance without which buddy would be a flat and incomplete a all of the other character in this pointless little farce . the script leave little time for plot or character development and resemble a porn flick in it rush to get to the good stuff . the difference be that here the good stuff isn not people pleasuring each other but inflict pain and make it appropriate view for young adult . of course there nothing wrong with a porn flick if you want to watch people have sex and and i guess there nothing wrong with swim with shark if you want to watch people undergo physical and emotional and and psychological torture . but if youre look for incisive satire and interesting character and or anything else that even attempt to engage more than your base passion and you should probably look elsewhere .