It's a shame this film could not get the funding it needed to be properly realized. The characters are believably conceived and their relationships authentic. But the film looks and feels like something destined to collect dust.
Although I can appreciate the 'working class' values and aesthetic the filmmakers are attempting to portray here, the banality of the sets, costumes and some location shots compete with bad, bad, bad editing to flatten the emotional content of the film. Shed's flashbacks, for instance, are so poorly and feebly inserted, I never really felt his demons. And scenes wherein the 'haunted' Shed starts to reach out or open up are often cut short so I never really felt the significance of his ordeals or his transformation.
Overall, a decent story for a film with notably low production value; and a bush league effort on the part of the film editor(s). I am convinced reediting alone could dramatically improve audience reception.
Although I can appreciate the 'working class' values and aesthetic the filmmakers are attempting to portray here, the banality of the sets, costumes and some location shots compete with bad, bad, bad editing to flatten the emotional content of the film. Shed's flashbacks, for instance, are so poorly and feebly inserted, I never really felt his demons. And scenes wherein the 'haunted' Shed starts to reach out or open up are often cut short so I never really felt the significance of his ordeals or his transformation.
Overall, a decent story for a film with notably low production value; and a bush league effort on the part of the film editor(s). I am convinced reediting alone could dramatically improve audience reception.