Slow-Burn, Huge Payoff
Whoa. I turned this on and thought, Okay, what am I watching? It's got that (well-made) Indie Film vibe so I was curious. The tone of the score was intriguing and the lead character was darkly fierce. It sets itself up to be pretty predictable but Lord Jesus, it's anything but!
It's got that 1-yard-line U-turn sixth-sense style twist. A slower pace, tricks you into being comfortable with what is happening.
It was a slow burn, but so worth it. The standouts were the lead girl, "C" played by Chelsea Smith, whose acting is super gritty, druggy, prostituty, with a dark bite to her, across from a self-conscious overweight gas station attendant love-interest, John, who lives with his mother, played by Matt Standley. His subtlety was honestly mesmerizing.
It's Indie. Put your indie mindset on. It's shot entirely with an iPhone which, once you watch you realize is just wild. It's a harsh loud story shown in the soft quiet way, throwing out only nuanced hints. It was like the suspense-thriller version of Napoleon Dynamite in that what-am-I-watching kind of way, where the Director took a shoestring budget, baked really twisted weird interesting characters into a story you think's been told a million times, and takes you on a ride that makes you want to watch it again once you're finished now that you get it.
Good job all!
It's got that 1-yard-line U-turn sixth-sense style twist. A slower pace, tricks you into being comfortable with what is happening.
It was a slow burn, but so worth it. The standouts were the lead girl, "C" played by Chelsea Smith, whose acting is super gritty, druggy, prostituty, with a dark bite to her, across from a self-conscious overweight gas station attendant love-interest, John, who lives with his mother, played by Matt Standley. His subtlety was honestly mesmerizing.
It's Indie. Put your indie mindset on. It's shot entirely with an iPhone which, once you watch you realize is just wild. It's a harsh loud story shown in the soft quiet way, throwing out only nuanced hints. It was like the suspense-thriller version of Napoleon Dynamite in that what-am-I-watching kind of way, where the Director took a shoestring budget, baked really twisted weird interesting characters into a story you think's been told a million times, and takes you on a ride that makes you want to watch it again once you're finished now that you get it.
Good job all!
- johnduffy07
- Oct 14, 2023