''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
South by Southwest Film Festival
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and had its theatrical release on 6 February 2015. ''Enter the Dangerous Mind'' stars
Jake Hoffman as an
EDM
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Music
* Electronic dance music
* Early Day Miners, American band
Science and technology
* Electric dipole moment
* Electrical discharge machining
* Electronic distance measurement
*Entry, Descent, and landing demonstra ...
musician that falls into madness after his relationship with a beautiful woman (
Nikki Reed) turns sour.
Teran and Delara have cited the movies ''
Taxi Driver'' 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
dubstep 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
women's shelter that he meets Wendy (
Nikki Reed) 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
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Jake Hoffman as Jim Whitman
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Nikki Reed as Wendy
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Scott Bakula as Kevin
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Gina Rodriguez as Adrienne
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Thomas Dekker as Jake
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Jason Priestley as Dr. Dubrow
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Noel Gugliemi
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as Detective Salinas
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Joe Egender as Steve
*Skyler Brigmann as Young Jim
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Joseph Julian Soria 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
Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews with an average score of 3.3/10.
However,
Screen Daily
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The magazine is primarily aimed at those involved in the global film business. ...
and
Film School Rejects 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