Bad Frank

Once the story is underway, not a bad film. Recommend you check it out,

I often rate the movies after I ask myself: Did I get, what I expected?

This, I did not expect, not at all - especially as I read the other reviews beforehand. You have to know: This is not an action flick, this is a thriller. The story is supposed to develop slowly - and it works just fine. If you're getting sick of all the mainstream-superhero-movies with chewed-up one-liners, if you're getting sick of watching a plothole-riddled movie with an average cut-length of 1.5 seconds, Bad Frank is what you have to watch.

Well-written story with a little room left for your imagination, well-written characters with thought-off backstorys, good use of very little music, good acting! Is the story new? No, but the story of Taken, as it is wrongfully compared to in the other reviews, isn't either.

And please don't forget the small budget. Writer and director Tony Germinario and the great cast made nearly every penny work. I'm pleased, that there are people left in the business, who can make a really decent movie without any explosion...

Bad Frank, this one starts off slow, however you soon understand the script, you can visualize what is next to happen, shame as the writers could of added more into it.

One area that they goofed up on was the racing scene in the bar, Bonecrusher is a Kiwi racehorse what won the 1986 AJC Derby, why they used an old race call is beyond me, however my ear's opened up, plus woke me up from a slight sleep at this point in time.

From this point on the action of the movie is predictable.

Rating this movie would be in the mid 3's, the story line from start to finish is easy to see where it is heading.

So I went in blind, got really pulled in by it (which in itself is an achievement) but ultimately felt disappointed by where it went...

Really good character background build (clumsy at times maybe, but regardless it worked) and then misses the mark - maybe it was a budget thing?

Thought the lead guy and his on screen dad were engaging, and I'd be interested to see what the writer/director guy could do with more cash.

Seeing a remake of this with a more developed third act would do me: I've rated it five based on the strength of that and the potential built... whether that means you should watch it I don't know.

For a low budget movie, I was impressed. Just a few characters and few sets, but well directed. A few twists I didn't expect and a not a usual ending.