mdbauer-98178

There have been a few movies I thought weren't that good, but I watched it anyway because of the way it was filmed. This movie is one of those. Some handheld camera work along stationary work and with the type of film and filtering they used made this movie have a "feel" to it. It succeeded because by the time you were done watching it, you felt like you needed a shower - or maybe an acid wash. The acting wasn't that great, nor was the story. It seemed disjointed and uneven. Some things were left to your imagination. Even with that against it, I still gave it a 7 based on the filming techniques.

I rarely rate movies, but this one is an exception. I wasn't expecting to see what I saw since the blurb gave very little to go by, but this movie left me going, "Wow". The pace is not fast, but between the cinematography, character development and story, this is winner. Cleverly put together movie. Brilliant!

I love watching films from the 70s because of the weak film quality and basic soundtracks. This film filled those requirements. There have been a handful of "not good" movies I've watched to the end strictly because of the cinematography. This is one of those. It's not because the cinematography was great, but it captured the 70s style of filming enough that I went back to see what year it was made which is why I gave it a "5" instead of a lower rating.

The story was very Charles Manson-esque in its deliver. The acting was weak, but it didn't really matter because the story was the same. I did like the filming locations a lot in this film though. The locations along with the filming style gave it a "feel".

I'm not disappointed that I watched it, but I wouldn't watch it again or even recommend it to a friend.