Cold Cross

First of all I'm a fan of Westerns such as The Outlaw Josey Wales, Unforgiven, Tombstone and the like. This movie is right up there with them and is a very dark tale on the cycle of revenge. It was well written and the cinematography, music, and acting is just as good as anything coming out of Hollywood. Considering the budget Query Productions had to work with makes this accomplishment even more astonishing. This proves there is talent outside of Hollywood even without the multi million dollar budget.

This movie is worth a watch to see what can be done on a shoestring budget. It is just as good or better as some of the stuff I've seen on several streaming platforms. This is just the beginning for Query Productions and everyone involved in the film and I can't wait to see what comes next. Congratulations on a fantastic film!

I love watching movies, it's a weekend must at my house. There are not many movies I will watch again, I have to LOVE, like REALLY LOVE, a movie for me to watch it again. This movie has made it onto my list of favorites and we will happily be watching this movie OVER AND OVER AGAIN!!

I had no idea what this movie was about walking into it. I almost didn't go, and how sad that would have been! I loved everything about this movie. This film has everything in it, and is very fast paced. We loved the action, drama, and emotions. You do not want to take a restroom break during this movie, you will miss something good!!

I'm not sure there is anything I can really say in 600 characters to convince you that you need to watch this movie, you just need to do yourself a favor and watch it! You will not be disappointed!!

What a great film! It's really impressive to see what the crew was able to achieve visually in a low budget independent film. I've never been a huge Western fan but the cast and crew really brought this story to life. It includes great storytelling, strong acting performances and a really great original soundtrack. It is quite the impressive debut effort from Dylan Query and his production company (check out the short film prequel "Cold Creek" if you haven't already). Jacob Stieneker delivers a star performance and clearly has a bright future ahead of him.

Looking forward to whatever big things come next from Query Productions!

It is good to see talented people developing their own stories

Positives

Cinematography is very good. Clarity of the shots are very good

Audio. Nothing to complain about.

Editing. Very good.

Negatives.

1. Story was confusing and lacked focus. The scenes were hard to understand, follow, and lack connection.

Lines were choppy. To much exposition. Scenes did not have a good tempo. I found myself distracted and not focused on the story.

The movie didn't engage me. It lacked the ability to draw me in.

Overall, the movie seemed like several trailers put together to make a story. I could not see the connections well.

All movies draw you in to the main character. It was hard to determine right away who the main character was.

I have seent this pattern before. The production value is great but the time that needs to be taken on the script, the tempo, the actors, and story progression is lacking. This could have been a great story. My insite on this was that there were few people in the creative decision area and little effort to take time in story development. The talented skills in movie production are there. The time to develop the scenes and direct the actors was limited.

I look forward to seeing what's next for this up and coming production company. They have create potential and I wish them well.

I can't say enough about this film. I'm not a big cowboy fan but this movie made me change my mind. It had all the suspense of a scary movie and violence of a action movie. Kept me wanting to know more of what is coming next. Lots of twists and turns that kept me interested and intrigued throughout. I would watch again in a heart beat. The main characters William and Finnic learn some big life lessons on what revenge can really do to someone's life. There was some comedic relief with the Marshall and his sidekick. Which lightened the mood a bit at just the right time. The completely original music written by Jake Stieneker (William) and music played with his brothers made the movie flow smoothly. Nothing like a good movie soundtrack to set the mood. Just all around great film by Query Productions. Dylan Query is the next Stephen Spielberg. I can see him doing more great movies to come. Very talented group of actors and crew. If it wasn't for every person doing their part it wouldn't be the phenomenal movie we see before us. It goes to show what team work and talent can produce wonderful art when meshed together.