Piercing Wounds

Yes, yes, yes! A great clean action-romance film to watch with your family! Sometimes it's hard to find a good love story that has a balance. Usually the classic love stories have that conflicting drama that goes back and forth between the guy and gal like the Nicholas Sparks movies. And those films tend to attract the ladies. But this film also adds a nice element of action and thriller to the plot. That's another thing, I thought the pacing and character arch was really good. And there was really good chemistry with the three leads, they all complimented each other greatly. Even though this is an indie film, I give it a 10 because it's not something I've seen before, and I highly recommend it. And some may disagree, but I loved it.

I tried to like this movie, I really did, but the poor writing, bad acting, and just horrible action was comepletely unenjoyable. Don't get me talking about the $3 wig and beard the main guy wears. I don't see how they were able to film without laughing.

When I looked at the IMDB page, I saw that thre main actor was also the writer and director. This is a prime example of why you should now star in your own movie. If you want to be a writer and director then write and direct but not not star in your own movie. If you want to be a actor, then act. If you're not getting the main roles in other's movies, then there's a reaosn for that. It means you can't act and do not have the look.

Speaking about the 10 star rating, I understand that we judge low budget indie films differently than we do Hollywood movies, but whoever gave this 10 stars must be either the director, one of the cast, or the director's parents.

The only review I read that was honest gave this movie a 1 star rating. They were the only ones who mentioned the horrible wig and weak fighting. And yes, I agree with them when they said that you should not write, direct, and star in your own movie. It's very self centered when you do. You're putting your ego before the movie.

Put you ego aside and let someone else take the lead. It helps the movie because it lets you focus more on directing and it shows that you care more about the movie than your own fragile ego.

This may not be a 10, but it certainly is no 1 star! I enjoyed the story, well written with all the elements men and women would appreciate - action, suspense, drama, romance, betrayal, redemption ... and the acting was believable. (who cares about the wig ... it was in the movie all of what, 5 minutes) The actress was delightful and the relationship with her brother had me laughing in serveral parts. The intense scenes were that - intense. And I literally cried during the somber scene. This movie touched every emotion - well done.

As for the lead not writing, producing, directing and acting in his own movie - uuuuuummm - Denzel Washington, George Clooney, Ben Afleck, Mel Gibson, Clint Eastwood, Angelina Jolie, Jodie Foster, Tom Hanks, Sylvester Stallone .... REALLY! That's not ego dudes ... it's show biz. 🙄

I'm a huge fan of action films. And I'm kind of a martial arts buff. I stumbled across this little gem and watched it without a break, as I do with some movies. But this one had a nice story and character arc that I enjoyed. The fights scenes and techniques were really well done. I like the characters, they were very believable and it was cool to see how the three of them all needed something, and how they all full filled each other in the end. The score was pretty cool for an indie film. And the ending was good. It had a nice little flow of emotions, which, I don't really look for because I mostly like action movies, but in this case, it was well done.

My take away, if you like indie films and good acting, and you don't nit pick every little thing in a movie, this is an enjoyable watch.