Somewhere in the IMDB synopsis it should let you know what this is. What it is not is a complete movie. I can only guess that it's a pilot for a soap opera. It doesn't have an ending, (stay tuned for part 2) so I guess that's why I was trying so hard to figure out what the plot exactly was.
With a budget of $25.000, it looks like they spent most of that money on the aerial footage. Visually it wasn't too bad, and in some parts, (the aerials) quite pretty. They didn't spend a lot on props. Sarriyahs gun was not even close, and the smoking scenes were not necessary. If you're going to have a smoking scene, they should look realistic, and there are products like NewRuleFX electric, or Honeyrose herbal cigarettes that are used all the time in better productions. If you can't afford the props, then why even bother putting smoking scenes in. Solo cups filled with water would have added the same atmosphere.
For the most part the soundtrack was fine, with the exception of.the morning scene in the kitchen with Karey, and her mother. The background noise was impossible not to hear. The poker scene began with a volume that crackled my headphones.until the dialogue started.
The acting was okay. There was only one scene where an actor slipped, and looked at the camera for a split second.
I really don't know what I was watching, because nothing was ever resolved. Was it a Christian cult movie with a troubles of gambling theme?
This is listed as a drama/mystery. The only mystery here was the plot.
