bparker-85703
Joined Jul 2017
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I love it when they don't spend millions, no special effects, only one location, not an original idea, and yet... spell-binding. Very original because you think you know what is going to happen but then it surprises you. Similar to but not as hard core as, "When Ya Comin Back Red Ryder" (1979). All the cast were spot on, I only recognized the older man who was in, No Country for Old Men. I had not heard of it before happening upon it so it was a great surprise. I had not heard of the writer/director Francis Galluppi, and have since learned via IMDB that since 2017 he has made a couple of shorts and a couple of music videos before this project. I look forward to what he will do next.
Beautiful locations and great acting but the sound track was silly. There were several times when the story would be shown happening without dialog and instead an annoying cello on drugs would dominate the sound track. No sense in having dialog in a story about an author. The female lead, Emma Mackey, was engaging. It would have been better as a period piece without the Bronte connection since hardly anything in it was accurate and Emily Bronte's book was just an after thought. It was frustrating to watch because I kept wondering, Is this true? I finally paused it and did the research only to find out, No it's not true. To portray her as an opium user without any proof is really in poor taste. She deserves better.
