18/01/2025
🎬 Curve (2015)
Curve is a 2015 American horror-thriller film directed by Iain Softley and written by Kimberly Lofstrom Johnson and Lee Patterson. The film stars Julianne Hough and Teddy Sears and was produced by Jason Blum for Blumhouse Productions. The film premiered at the Film4 Fright Fest on August 31, 2015. Mallory, a young bride-to-be, is on her way to Denver for her wedding rehearsal when she video chats with her sister, Ella, who informs her she hasn't bought her plane tickets yet. Mallory fakes happiness and hangs up.
As her car breaks down, Mallory spots a man named Christian, who helps her start her car. As she drives away, she stops and offers him a ride. Christian starts acting odd, mentioning fate and their intended fate. Mallory stops and tells him to get out, but he pulls out a knife and tells her to drive. They crash violently, and Mallory wakes up to find the car upside down. She unhooks her seat belt but can't get out as her leg is pinned in the seat. Christian wakes up and tells Mallory to get herself out of the car.
Mallory, a woman, drinks her last water bottle and is surrounded by rats that night. Christian, who is holding a family hostage, gives her a saw, which she initially believes is for cutting through the door. However, he warns her that if she doesn't cut off her leg, she will die.
As a rainstorm hits, Mallory attacks Christian and throws his car keys outside. A police car arrives, and he drives away with Christian. As the car starts to flood, Mallory tries to cut her leg off, but only makes superficial cuts. She goes to the cabin where Christian claims to be, witnesses him killing a police officer and keeping their daughter Katie as a hostage. Mallory aims a gun at Christian and threatens to shoot him if he moves.
Christian attacks Mallory, but she eventually pushes him off a second-story balcony, causing him to fall and crush his leg in a bear trap. She gives Christian his knife and promises to give him the same chance as he gave her. Christian succumbs to his wound and dies, and Mallory and Katie walk down the road with Katie as the front door slams shut.