Perfect Disguise

Watched this under the title 'The Confederate'. As a Civil War Reenactor I really wanted to like this movie. The storyline could've been something.. But it's just so bad. Even if you take it as an independent low budget film the acting is laughable (No really I laughed out loud), the time line was incorrect, and the main actress just wasn't passable as a boy. Good effort.

The storyline is compelling if not a bit predictable. But the acting, sound, and cinematography are so bad they are down right distracting. It's like watching your kids act out a play. The actors speak as though they are reading a teleprompter. The look and sound of the film isn't much better. Also the leading actress is completely unbelievable as young boy. She looks, acts, and speaks like a girl and there's no believing she's anything but. Simply cutting her hair and making her wear baggy clothes is far from the perfect disguise. She makes no attempt to deepen her voice, and her always dirt-free baby face simply looks feminine.

All in all, it makes for a below average movie.