Usually I am a big fan of this type of bizarre and strange noir. However, although the film had merit in its' very dark and understated humor it never truly grabbed me. Perhaps the pacing which could be excruciatingly plodding at times plus some scenes which were difficult to watch outweighed the positives.
The film stars Jeremy Clark and Holly Lynn Ellis. Clark is a drifter driving the frozen tundras of North Dakota in his near broken down station wagon and trailer. He comes upon a man(Garth Blomberg) by the side of the road who is nearly frozen to death. Clark takes him into the truck and while the man is "de-frosting" Clark rifles through his belongings and wallet.
Aside from his identity Clark finds a series of letters that a woman in prison had written to Blomberg and realizes that Blomberg was on his way to pick up the woman, who is about to be released.
Clark is so socially awkward that he relies on relationship self-help tapes that he plays over and over again in his car and memorizes. You can quickly see that he sees this as an opportunity to meet this woman in prison. When Blomberg comes to, Clark determines that his passenger and the woman have never seen each other. Blomberg suspects something is up and a struggle ensues and he eventually runs out into the frozen tundra again pursued by Clark. Not to write a major spoiler here--let's just say Clark proceeds onto the prison to meet the woman(Ellis).
Ellis turns out to be as bizarre as he is and their subsequent adventures can be dryly and darkly humorous but also pathetically sad at the same time.
The writer and director of the film is Dusty Bias and I believe this is his first major film. I believe he has potential and I would like to see his next movie.
Obviously not for everyone, but for those that relish this type of noir there could be some merit.
The film stars Jeremy Clark and Holly Lynn Ellis. Clark is a drifter driving the frozen tundras of North Dakota in his near broken down station wagon and trailer. He comes upon a man(Garth Blomberg) by the side of the road who is nearly frozen to death. Clark takes him into the truck and while the man is "de-frosting" Clark rifles through his belongings and wallet.
Aside from his identity Clark finds a series of letters that a woman in prison had written to Blomberg and realizes that Blomberg was on his way to pick up the woman, who is about to be released.
Clark is so socially awkward that he relies on relationship self-help tapes that he plays over and over again in his car and memorizes. You can quickly see that he sees this as an opportunity to meet this woman in prison. When Blomberg comes to, Clark determines that his passenger and the woman have never seen each other. Blomberg suspects something is up and a struggle ensues and he eventually runs out into the frozen tundra again pursued by Clark. Not to write a major spoiler here--let's just say Clark proceeds onto the prison to meet the woman(Ellis).
Ellis turns out to be as bizarre as he is and their subsequent adventures can be dryly and darkly humorous but also pathetically sad at the same time.
The writer and director of the film is Dusty Bias and I believe this is his first major film. I believe he has potential and I would like to see his next movie.
Obviously not for everyone, but for those that relish this type of noir there could be some merit.
