RyothChatty ridiculous rating

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

nerdomatik It's scary to think the lengths to which we'll go to conform to authority. We're told as kids to obey the law and respect cops. Some cops abuse that power and exploit our fears of repercussions from them. This is the story of a non-police officer, who uses those fears for his own perverted pleasures.Made all the more horrifying that this is a based on a true story film, in which not much was changed apparently. Yep everything from the striping to the forced oral sex. This film is a stark reminder that there really is evil in the world, and you don't have to go far to find it at times.

sforrester-3 This is one of those "truth is often stranger than fiction" films. I agree with other reviewers that if this had been a work of complete fiction, I would probably have switched off after half an hour. As I knew it was all a true, if probably somewhat diluted, version of actual events I just sat there growing more and more disbelieving at every turn of events. It ended up being a fascinating and sickening look at how little we actually question authority and how far some people actually are willing to go when given "permission". I guess it's easy to sit and watch thinking "I wouldn't have done this or I wouldn't have done that" but this story just shows how many of us have been conditioned not to question authority and to basically do as we are told. As for the film itself, the acting was good and if you have the stomach for it, I would give it a go...it is an eye opener and certainly makes you think.

bowmanblue I've seen a lot of horror movies that are supposed to be scary and yet there aren't many that are as difficult to sit through as this. It was truly horrible - mainly because it's (almost completely) true (I checked online and apparently this really happened almost word for word in a McDonalds restaurant in Kentucky, USA).'Compliance' is basically about a prank call, where a man - pretending to be a police officer - phones a fast food restaurant, claiming one of the employees has stolen some money. What follows is psychological manipulation from him, as he gets the staff to make the employee's life more and more uncomfortable.Part of the problem with choosing to watch a film like this is that you'll find yourself (just like I did), constantly screaming at the characters on screen not to be so absolutely stupid. However, stupid they were in real life, so I guess the worst part about this is that people in real life obviously don't question authority.You won't enjoy this film - even if you like it (and I did in some ways). It's not a film that's meant to be enjoyed; it's there to show us just how easy it is to fool some people with minimal evidence to support their story. If you think that you can sit through an hour and a half of total - real life - torture of an innocent (if slightly naïve) girl then Compliance makes an interesting tale. It is a good film, but in a weird, unbelievably shocking kind of way.

mattkratz This movie was based on a true story. A fast food manager knows that things are about to get hectic at her restaurant. As soon as hectic reaches its peak, she receives a phone call from someone claiming two things:he is a police officer and one of the employees has stolen from a customer. Having no choice but to comply and suspect, the manager takes the girl to the back and does everything the person on the other end says, including a strip search to see if she is hiding the money anywhere in her clothes or on her body. Everything starts getting tense and humiliating at the same time as the manager's fiancé is eventually brought in by the caller, who continuously reassures everyone that the police are on their way. (Wouldn't you get suspicious when they don't show?) The fiancé is coerced into taking part in the strip search in a rather inappropriate way, and things are getting suspicious.This goes to show how far and sick a crank phone call can go, especially from a sicko. I have gotten some of those myself. It was scary to think that this was a true story and not an isolated incident! You might learn of what to do in a situation like this.*** out of ****