Prodigy

This is the wrong kind of bad movie. Nothing fun like some cheesy 50's B movie sci-fi. This is plodding and dull exercise that will have you hitting fast forward in hopes something interesting happens. It is an okay story completely undone by poor acting, poor direction, poor scriptwriting and the worst editing and continuity I've ever had the misfortune to watch. Amazon Prime needs to do a better job choosing movies that show up on it's service.

No offence but did they just hired the actor/s from a random street? this movie is ridiculously weak and meaningless. i mistakenly picked up this title over another movie with similar title, unfortunately it took me 20 minutes to realize my mistake. badly written, badly acted.

Basically, a very cheap faith-based story with a poorly executed cliche every minute, horribly contrived situations, zombie-like acting, all working in unison to generate zero believability. There are absolutely no laughs, suspense, action or surprises for anyone who is not highly intoxicated. A cringe-fest and a complete waste of time.

Mr. Leon and company ALMOST made a good film.

Production quality is very strong. Oregon woods, shot exceptionally well. Drone filming, static scenery, lots of natural light. Continuity smooth. Comfortable editing.

However, the pace is slow. The script is tolerable. The delivery, by actors who may have wanted to do more, is plodding and tone deaf. "Prodigy" is like a well produced (technically), long, student film.

As in another review here, "Midnight Run" meets "Knowing" at a sermon.

The acting was good by the two main characters. The story had holes in it, the filming was ok, the story moved too quick at times. I did enjoy it but not everyone will.