Can I have Philipe's telephone number ? Once this movie gets going, it really grips you. And when I saw the behind the scenes, I was blown away by what these guys did. Norman Lesperance and Ande Ovredal really did an amazing job. Lots of thrills and a killer twist in the story make this worth watching.
5 Reviews
Trivial and obvious, a television-style thriller
Shershow26 October 2000
Future Murder, although aspiring to be a minimalist psychological thriller in the vein of Blood Simple, is really little more than a long version of a "Tales of the Crypt" episode. What is supposed to be a concluding "twist" becomes painfully obvious less than half the way through. The film is particularly disappointing in that the video box claims it to be among a list of best "independent films."
Present Garbage
sexytail8 July 2007
The title "Future Murder" and the weak package design for the VHS don't really lead one to expect much, but it still doesn't prepare the viewer for the poor excuse for a thriller that lies within. I found it in the science fiction section of my video store, so I'll tell you now what I didn't know then: it is not set in the future.
A surgeon living with his wife in some unspecified part of the USA is having nightmares about being murdered by two people he's never seen before. He becomes paranoid and can no longer perform the duties at his job. His speedy downward spiral leads to him finding two people who look like the ones from his dream. He gets out his gun and it's all downhill from there.
Someone on here commented that the script was impressive and I can't say I agree. The idea's not really bad, but this bare-bones script does not make it into a good movie. The characters really have no distinction beyond a few trivial reactions to the situations they're in. The dialog is limited to "what are we going to do?" and "are you okay?" exchanges. Had this been a short film I could at least admire the premise.
I've got nothing against independent film-making, in many cases I admire it, but this film shows the downside. "Future Murder" is inept, even in the technical sense. An often bad musical score squeaks over poorly recorded sound which isn't easily forgivable with the director's uneven visual sense (think Colman Francis trying to do Fritz Lang) and the poor picture quality.
It's no surprise the writer and director never really went anywhere. If you want an independent film that showcases good storytelling over production value, watch "Blood Guts Bullets and Octane" or "Pi". If you want poorly written stuff that still looks great, watch "Darkness Falls" or "They". Only watch "Future Murder" only if you're an independent filmmaker looking for an example of what not to do.
The second star is for the handful of decent shots in the movie and for the wasted premise.
A surgeon living with his wife in some unspecified part of the USA is having nightmares about being murdered by two people he's never seen before. He becomes paranoid and can no longer perform the duties at his job. His speedy downward spiral leads to him finding two people who look like the ones from his dream. He gets out his gun and it's all downhill from there.
Someone on here commented that the script was impressive and I can't say I agree. The idea's not really bad, but this bare-bones script does not make it into a good movie. The characters really have no distinction beyond a few trivial reactions to the situations they're in. The dialog is limited to "what are we going to do?" and "are you okay?" exchanges. Had this been a short film I could at least admire the premise.
I've got nothing against independent film-making, in many cases I admire it, but this film shows the downside. "Future Murder" is inept, even in the technical sense. An often bad musical score squeaks over poorly recorded sound which isn't easily forgivable with the director's uneven visual sense (think Colman Francis trying to do Fritz Lang) and the poor picture quality.
It's no surprise the writer and director never really went anywhere. If you want an independent film that showcases good storytelling over production value, watch "Blood Guts Bullets and Octane" or "Pi". If you want poorly written stuff that still looks great, watch "Darkness Falls" or "They". Only watch "Future Murder" only if you're an independent filmmaker looking for an example of what not to do.
The second star is for the handful of decent shots in the movie and for the wasted premise.
I was impressed by the script.
vampyrecowboy8 January 2006
The script was good...in fact the script was great.
The movie itself was really poorly made and because of that, the entire film looked like it's just bad.
What was the worst out of all of it was the music.
The music absolutely killed this film.
Other aspects were lighting, casting, makeup, locations, camera and a lot of other stuff too...but the music was horrendous.
The story itself was remarkable and that is why I gave it an 8.
You ruined a great script and a possible theatrical release because of vastly under-budgeting.
This is mere proof that not having enough financing can kill a film and a bunch of careers.
Don't ever let this happen again.
The movie itself was really poorly made and because of that, the entire film looked like it's just bad.
What was the worst out of all of it was the music.
The music absolutely killed this film.
Other aspects were lighting, casting, makeup, locations, camera and a lot of other stuff too...but the music was horrendous.
The story itself was remarkable and that is why I gave it an 8.
You ruined a great script and a possible theatrical release because of vastly under-budgeting.
This is mere proof that not having enough financing can kill a film and a bunch of careers.
Don't ever let this happen again.
This movie rocked more than any before it.
mcabrera24 December 2000
"Blood Simple" eat your heart out! Writter director Norman Lesperance proves his budding genius in this deceptively simple psychological thriller. The minute it was over, I got a drink and watched it again! Second guessing the ending before the halfway point of the movie adds to the brilliance/shock of the true ending of this chilling masterpiece. . . no. . . better than masterpiece. And how did they get their hands on that police car?
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