The phrase 'torture porn' has now become an blanketed cliche used by lazy writers who have little creativity to accurately dissect a film on its own merits.
While this is not masterpiece (and is anyone else sick of things being labeled 'extreme,' like this new division of Dimension?), this Aussie import has its fair share of goosing and terror.
Yes, the 11th-hour change by one of the protagonists into a female MacGuyver is a stretch, but the atmosphere of fear and dread are palpable in the hour leading up to its climax.
Bonus points are earned by the lead villans for becoming entrenched in their roles without wallowing in self-parody.
It follows more closely to the 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' blueprint than its weak-kneed spawn, such as 'Saw' and 'Hostel.'