All You Need

I saw a screening of "All You Need" at the 2001 Savannah Film and Video Festival at which this film won the Best Feature Award. This movie takes what could viewed as a somewhat trite subject, topic, and setting and re-invents them. The screenplay is entertaining and engaging, I never got bored. The direction is crisp and camera placement nice. Perhaps the most outstanding aspect of this film is the performance of Janet Carol as the mother. She pours her heart in a gut-wrenching and at times dispicable character, yet she manages to wrestle sympathy from the viewer at the same time. I had a chance to talk with the producer and was told that this film will receive a much deserved theatrical release.