godfreecharlie

This movie caught my eye sometime back in the 80s. It included several criteria to spark an interest like cast, director, and the soundtrack.

Tangerine Dream. I've found I have enjoyed every movie they have enhanced. They are extremely adept at getting the feel of the scene into a melody of entanglement. Slips through the scenes without much notice until you realize you have been entranced by both the scenery and the music. Several other good examples are Firestarter, Sorcerer, Thief, Risky Business, Legend, Miracle Mile...... the list is long and nearly all the movies are worth watching like The Keep!

Thought at first it was about someone laying over between trains and the mischief a person could find while "killing 12 hours" of time. Still an okay pic, great for "killing an hour and a half".

With the improved resolution it looks quite clean. I've seen movies with way worse props, location, writing... Labled "B" movie is a bit harsh. Don't know what got this movie that distinction but it it's not entirely accurate. Sure there's some hokey scenes like the short bleacher setting at a ball game. The actors may not be big names but the talent level is better than many films given good reviews because of the big names.

I was quite impressed with every aspect of this production. I seen a number of Russian films and they do seem to insist on quality work. Artistic, realistic abilities are not short here. The plot is straight forward but the directing makes it so interesting, one yearns for the next scene, trying to anticipate upcoming action. Sets are real looking because there's no stage shooting, all on location. Props are as real as you can get but I'm sure someone can find a discrepancy. Wardrobe is accurate to the time and place as far as I can tell. But isn't that what the director wants? A believable story. One that just might be true?