A disgusting nihilistic incest pedo fantasy

Rating: 3/10 (15 April 2012)

I give this movie 3 stars for a compelling beginning and interesting story progression, and a few very amusing fight scenes.
I deduct 5 stars for the nihilistic incest fantasy at its core.
Any review that doesn't grapple with this sickness at the core is a sign of a morally inexperienced or bankrupt reviewer. How do you not warn the viewer that the supposed redemption of the character comes when he pays a hypnotist to wipe his memory in order to permit him to continue carrying out one of society's greatest (and most sensible) taboos, against HAVING SEX WITH YOUR OWN CHILDREN.
That's right. This "Count of Monte Cristo" revenge tale has the erstwhile prisoner unknowingly becoming involved with his own daughter, who he doesn't recognize due to his long imprisonment as well as post-hypnotic suggestion. The writer lacks the courage to give our prisoner only one excuse (time passing) for sleeping with his child...the post-hypnotic suggestion seems added to give the prisoner further justification for just going for it.
Think "The Count of Monte Pedo."
I'm posting frank spoilers here in an attempt to stand out from the reviews that avoid spoilers and say, merely, "YUCK," because I wish I had been warned against this. The person who recommended this movie to me laughingly told me, "It goes to places you would never expect." The more accurate description is, "It goes to places it shouldn't, and wallows there because it can't muster the courage or imagination or moral clarity to say anything about it once it gets there." I am not closed-minded against challenging cinematography or story developments. What bothers me about this movie is its attempt to justify these developments with a kind of "See, here's how he can go on sleeping with his daughter" happy ending.
Persons with weak moral compasses or who don't look deeply at this material may find the nihilistic progression of this movie compelling. I remind them that anybody can destroy his own world, his own life, and his own mind in order to justify any behavior. Do you want to live in a world where the willingness to destroy the world is all it takes to get what you want?