The 24th Day (2004)

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An HIV-positive man kidnaps a former fling and forcibly tests him for the virus, ready to exact revenge if the test results are positive. Scott Speedman (Felicity, Underworld) plays the aggressor and James Marsden (X-Men, Enchanted) plays the victim. The film is directed by Tony Piccirillo, who also wrote the stage play on which it is based. The main problem with the film is that it still feels like a stage play, with only the occasional flitting flashback to take you out of the claustrophobic apartment where nearly the entire movie takes place. That’s not necessarily a bad thing — it just means film isn’t the best medium for this story. Some of the dialogue is pretentious, but Speedman and Marsden deliver solid performances that make the whole thing worth while.

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