In a nearly bare room, The Player (Abbi Butler) sits at a table.  The Player is taking part in what she had been told is an international challenge.  The Game Master (James J. Fuertes) tells her what task she is expected to do.  If The Player accepts the task and is not the first person to drop out of doing the task, she’ll move on to the next round.  If The Player refuses the task or fails, she’ll be out and who knows if she will even be allowed to leave the room.

The challenges start out as simple things, like holding her hand over an open flame for as long as she can.  But as the game progresses, the challenges get more and more extreme.  Burning her hand is nothing compared to chopping off her fingers.

The Game Master remains in the room with the Player the entire time, occasionally encouraging her and sometimes taunting her.  With each challenge, he dares her to drop out of the competition.  But is The Game Master in charge of the competition or is he just another competitor?  The Player only has the Game Master’s word that there’s even a competition going on in the first place.  With each escalating round, the Player and the Game Master attempt to manipulate each other and psychologically break the other one down.

Featuring a small cast and only one location, The Odds is stagey and sometimes draggy but it is redeemed by the performances of James J. Fuertes and Abbi Butler.  Even though some of the dialogue feels overwritten, the movies does keep you guessing about what is actually happening in the room and what the Game Master is actually trying to accomplish by forcing The Player to torture herself.  The final exchange between The Game Master and The Player is an effective mind screw that makes you reconsider everything that has happened up until that point.  The Odds is uneven but it holds your attention and keeps you thinking.