13 Sins pits a money hungry loser in a rat race to win millions of dollars by completing one heinous act after another. As you can probably tell by the plot line, the challenges get more and more extreme until it results in murder and mayhem. This is a film that starts out rather strong, an awesome opening that sparks intrigue, a likable loser protagonist, and then...it descends into one ridiculous plot twist after another until you start saying "really"? 13 Sins is directed by David Stamm, who gave us The Last Exorcism in 2010. While The Last Exorcism generated buzz around him, it quickly fizzled out, resulting in this half baked attempt at reinvigorating the Saw franchise with a bit more "jazz". This film plays out like your typical Netflix movie, it features usually supporting actors in lead roles and a screenplay that is so terrible that Ed Wood wouldn't even touch it. 13 Sins is ridiculous, preposterous and downright stupid when it is all said and done. My biggest problem with this film is the screenplay because, by traditional standards, the technical side of this film isn't all that bad. The script is an ill conceived and very poor attempt at giving the audience that "ah ha" moment without it every really making sense. Despite these major flaws, 13 Sins features a cast lead by Mark Webb and Ron Perlman, who both do their best given their parts. Quite frankly, the cast is the only reason to give this film a watch. Overall, 13 Sins is best to be watched on Netflix, if at all. It is a brisk 90 minute film that makes you feel every single minute of it without giving you anything to really hold on to.
