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Why did this even get made? There's nothing in the form of spirit or artistry offered here! The story is flourishing with creativity in places that is just held back by such a lack of thought or interest with how to bring this to life in any memorable fashion. You wouldn't believe how senseless such a route narrative becomes, but these people found a way.

The production might top a Disney live action venture for how hideously clinical it is. CG is grooooosssss, nothing is real. I'm sure when they're not behind or in front of green screen it's all on some sound stage. And the cast might as well all be manikins, seriously Goldie has the same expression the whole time.

It's a very depressing pastime but also a very relaxing one? What a gorgeous production from top to bottom with truly exceptional photography and sound design that homes in on all your senses. I'm surprised that Chad Hartigan was never on my radar until now.

O'Connel and Cooke are really the heart and soul of the whole thing. Giving truly grounded performances that is going to make you feel something. Don't care who all y'all are, you cannot look me in the eyes after watching it and tell me you didn't feel anything.

Magnificent original score as well, one track actually brought tears from my eyeballs.

For those who aren't aware about the background surrounding this film it was hell to make and equally as so to just release the damn thing. MacBride coming off the coattails from his debut The Conspiracy, has pitched other projects in Hollywood that were unfortunately stagnated due to the cursed development hell for many years. His most notable one being Echo that was a script he wrote which was planned to have George Clooney direct at a point. Leads us to our offering today; which according to an account from Christopher on a recent podcast interview he fought tooth and nail to get made. And it wasn't until Dylan O'Brien and Maika Monroe got involved that the ball really got rolling for the project to actually leave the development phase into legitimate production. Which other myriad of problems and bad luck occurred when filming started. Good lord.

I only bring all this baggage up to legitimize the long known theory that a piece of aptitude does not always mirror its making. Never been more true with Fredrick Fitzell. A scrupulously well discerned and uncompromising work that is at every second idiosyncratic, poignant, visceral, and just plain bonkers but in the best ways thats apparent you're experiencing something truly special.

Dylan O'Brien gives easily the best performance of the year that I've seen, at that one scene the guy isn't even acting; it's just him. I knew this kid had the chops and as Fredrick he more than proves his stripes for the string of other potential roles he could play.

Have no idea what kind of home this movie will receive but it best be a just one. Makes me ecstatic to see where MacBride will continue from here as a creative force, only praying it won't take a whole other decade before we receive whatever comes next out of his brain.

Screenplay is *chef's kiss*