lavatch There is a revealing line spoken by Claire in the middle of her day out of hell: "Why is this happening to me?", she asks. It is a good question and one that is never fully resolved in the film.The narrative focuses on a young woman driving from Los Angeles to Chicago. She is leaving her adulterous boyfriend, her job, and her current reality to return to her mother and her childhood home.Along the way, Claire has her cell phone stolen, experiences a car breakdown, and, finally, meets a sadistic auto mechanic who takes her captive and tortures her. But the maniacal mechanic claims to be serving a greater purpose in Claire's life in leading her to confront her demons, forcing her to admit that she was running away, and, ultimately, making her a stronger person.Unfortunately, the conceit of the film was not successful and might have been fulfilled if "Eddie," Claire's mechanic, would have been conceived more abstractly as her alter-ego. If his goading had been presented in a dreamlike and less gruesome manner, the audience might have been led to believe that Eddie is a part of Claire's own inner powers to heal from her emotional pain and deal with adversity. Alas, there needed to be a more imaginative approach to the film's concept. The actress playing Claire tried valiantly to work with the material. But the final result was more like a film school exercise, as opposed to a final, polished work of cinema.

CharlesMichaelWilliams I loved psychological thrillers and I always enjoy seeing an indie film succeed in that genre. REBOUND does jut that. The twists are clever and fulfilling. The plot held my interest and the pacing was good. The filmmakers obviously put a lot of thought into the story and the various layers within it. It warrants a second viewing to catch everything you missed the first go around. Definitely worth checking out if you're a fan of indie thrillers.

ranch700 I always seek out Indie Films because I'm through with the type of "movies" Hollywood churns out. This is an indie film made on a low budget (so what?) and we very well done. I thought it looked nice photography wise and the story was surprising. At first I thought it might be the same old thing I've seen many times before, but it isn't. This movie some twists and turns that I didn't see coming. I don't consider it horror. It's more of a thriller. It starts out slow, but hang in there, it picks up. It's important that the mood is set right with a movie like this, so be patient. This movie is worth giving a chance.

RobinFlys I'm used to watching poor acting as I watch a lot of B movies. However, I almost shut Rebound off after three minutes. The two girls at the kitchen table were horrible. Luckily, Ashley James (Claire) improved once she was outside the house.The storyline was meh, but I thought the pickpocket was a unique way to lose a cell phone. Not to mention Claire didn't trip and fall down, so that is a plus.****SPOILER ALERT**** But why was this guy torturing her? Just a random town psycho? So creepy dude has tortured "lots of women", but the truck driver only checked on Claire and not one of the previous girls? The twisted ending did not fit Claire's personality. Sure, she was a doormat, but didn't she overcome that while she was being tortured? *END SPOILER*I mean really...reminded me of an old movie, Sweet Hostage, only SH made sense. I didn't hate this film. I was mostly annoyed with Claire's constant sniffing,****SPOILER ALERT ****but what can a girl do when her hands have been disfigured with acid. (Btw, notice how her hands miraculously healed when she was slinging the sledgehammer?)