Upstate Story (2018)
10/10
A Genuine Surprise!
18 July 2020
The no-budget field of indie filmmaking is a wildly vast and varied field. Horror is typically filled with cliched jump scares, comedy that is largely inconsistent and dramas that lack character. This is quite different. It's heavy at times and obviously intentional. Life isn't all sunshine and rainbows. The handling of the weekly grind is done exceptionally well considering the budget. The gritty photography works well to compliment the overall pessimistic feel of the story. The dialogue for the internal monologue of the central character (Ellis) feels natural and quite consistent with how so many of us feel throughout our lives. To top all of this off, we have an equally impressive, but highly unorthodox score that matches the overall feel of the film. Quite relatable and beyond that, it's even more impressive considering the means and limited crew which were used.
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