afterthesheepman

It's both good and bad that when smaller independent movies get seen they have their big supporters. Because when someone over-exaggerates how good something is, as Newton stated, there will be an equal and opposite reaction. So with a flurry of 10s come a flurry of 1s. I suppose they will eventually balance themselves out as more people see this movie.

And it DOES deserve to be seen.

It's a good use of a small budget, a clever idea, and while the script has weaknesses, it has some powerful moments as well. My biggest complaint is that the red herrings don't quite hold up by the end of the movie. While the audience should be pondering the interesting questions the story brings up, it leaves too much room for debating the tiny details that weren't really the point. But in a movie like this details hold a lot of weight.

I will say, perhaps the best part of the whole thing was Josh Stewart's performance in the lead role. I liked it so much I went out and watched The Collector and it's sequel with him in them. He carried those movies well also, but this is a better role. He plays his character with a quiet confidence with a hint of regret that is perfect for the story.

Go into this believing it's somewhere between a 6 and an 8 and you won't be too disappointed.

This movie is way too highly rated. It is because too many people just expect the movie to be good because it is made by Soderbergh, and then feel like the way the movie is made is interesting because Soderbergh is doing it, even though it is amateurish.

There is almost no plot, and the sub-plots aren't even followed up on. The placement of actors is unnatural to force the camera to be able to fit into spaces that wouldn't naturally be there. The POV of the camera and items manipulated by the presence are not aligned correctly. The script and acting are both student film quality. This movie was highly disappointing and unoriginal.