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TAU is about a young woman who tries to escape a sado-scientist who is keeping her captive in the smart house he controls.

This is a decent Sunday afternoon trapped-in-the-house thriller, but nothing revelatory. There are some smart turns and some dumb ones too. Maika Monroe plays a smart enough protagonist, and she was my draw to it, but I was pleasantly surprised to hear Gary Oldman's voice acting. That man has a vocal command that is astonishing.

While the movie as a whole is not particularly remarkable, the soundtrack is! The cinematography is dark but beautiful. It's entertaining.

Really liked this. Has relatively unknown actors in it but they are all interesting in their bit parts. Generally anything with snipers, and credible combat, sprinkled with revenge, justice, and morality themes makes me happy. I know people are comparing this to The Raid, but it has the feel of The Raid meets American Western due to its slow build and classic characterizations. It's gruesome at times, but still very enjoyable... and even quotable, despite the dearth of dialogue. 6/10

This film has an abundance of problems but the worst is the grating non-stop instrumental score that drowns out bits of dialogue and overreaches for dramatic effect throughout. I had to watch it on mute with subtitles for half the film. Truth...I should have just turned the film off. It fails even as an action movie because the action, well, it sucks. The sexy scenes are like mini music videos. Don't waste time on this film. I do not recommend it. 2/10 because it tried.