drflahault

We were fortunate to attend the Seattle premiere of "The Penitent Man". The star actors of the movie offered incredible performances. This film will most certainly constitute as the brake-through achievement for the local actors. The original story and screenplay kept us on the edge. The music score just heightened this effect. You barely see a movie where each role is so perfectly cast, you could not even imagine someone else to play them. No wonder the young director (23years of age) received standing ovation at the end. It's been several days since the premiere but we keep talking about this movie, discussing the intriguing scenes. We can hardly wait for the theatrical release and the nominations to come.

storyline is interesting; all major characters are well played; should there be a major star in the movie, people would love it. then, it could not be a low budget movie. See the DVD if in doubt.I find no problem with quality, camera-work. Music is original score and is in sync with the action. One has to pay attention to realize the deep context behind the lines. There are not any boring moments; you find fluidity from the first scenes to the last. Just imagine, that this film is the first full length feature movie of a very young director. I can hardly wait to see his second and third and so on. All he has to do is get financial backing, a star or two, and a famous director will be born.