''Enter the Dangerous Mind'', also known under its original title of ''Snap'', is a 2013 psychological thriller film that was directed by Youssef Delara and Victor Teran. The film had its world premiere on 11 March 2013 at the

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and had its theatrical release on 6 February 2015. ''Enter the Dangerous Mind'' stars Jake Hoffman as an

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musician that falls into madness after his relationship with a beautiful woman (

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) turns sour. Teran and Delara have cited the movies ''

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'' and '' The Shining'' as influences for ''Enter the Dangerous Mind'' and filming took place over a 25-day period.

Synopsis

In his spare time Jim ( Jake Hoffman) makes his own

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mixes, as he sees them as an outlet to express himself in ways that he is otherwise incapable of achieving. He's constantly harangued by his roommate Jake ( Thomas Dekker), who views Jim as a loser and wants him to do more than just hang around the apartment all day. It's through his work at a

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that he meets Wendy (

) and the two initially begin to form a connection as they both share a love of dubstep and because Wendy recognizes that they share a lot of the same issues in life. This relationship proves to be short lived after Jim prematurely ejaculates during a date. Jake is sure that Wendy will only spread the story around and ruin Jim's life by holding him up as an object of ridicule. With few other options Jim begins to take more and more of Jake's advice, which sets him on a far darker path than he could have expected.

Cast

* Jake Hoffman as Jim Whitman *

as Wendy *

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as Kevin *

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as Adrienne * Thomas Dekker as Jake *

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as Dr. Dubrow *

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as Detective Salinas *

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as Steve *Skyler Brigmann as Young Jim *

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as College Student *Melanie Hawkins as Deborah *William Leon as Young Boy *Jenn Liu as Amy *Jessica Tyler Brown as Cate *Ana Claudia Talancon

Reception

Critical reception for ''Enter the Dangerous Mind'' has been negative, holding a 23% rating on

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based on 13 reviews with an average score of 3.3/10. However,

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and

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both praised the movie, and both outlets praised the film for its characterizations and soundtrack.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 2229377 2013 films American psychological horror films 2013 psychological thriller films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films