Last Moment of Clarity (2020)

Three years after witnessing the murder of his fiancée, a man finds himself a fearful drifter, until one day at a Parisian cinema he sees an actress who looks a lot like his dead love, and eventually he finds the truth about his fiancée.

Directors:

Colin Krisel, James Krisel

Writers:

Colin Krisel, James Krisel

Stars:

Zach Avery, Brian Cox, Udo Kier

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zach Avery	...	Sam Pivnic
Brian Cox	...	Gilles
Udo Kier	...	Ivan Demisovski
Samara Weaving	...	Georgia Outerbridge / Lauren Clerk
Karl E. Landler	...	Thomas
Nicole Ansari-Cox	...	Jean Outerbridge (as Nicole Ansari)
Alex Fernandez	...	Bill
Carly Chaikin	...	Kat Zaro
Karina Chery	...	Misha
Kearsten Walden	...	Mia / Bar Patron
Wallis Herst	...	Toni
Mark Joy	...	Detective Poloski
Pasha D. Lychnikoff	...	Karl Ristani (as Pasha lynchnikoff)
Robert Wesley Mason	...	Johnny
Hal Ozsan	...	Vince Macdonald

Storyline

A normal New Yorker's life is upended when his girlfriend is murdered by the Bulgarian mob. He flees to Paris to hide from her killers. But three years later, he sees a similar looking woman on the silver screen. Obsession with past love takes Sam to Los Angeles to look for answers, only to put him back into the sights of the Bulgarians. An updated Hitchcockian thriller in the vein of Vertigo and Rear Window.

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Plot Keywords:

scotsman abroad | scotsman in france | audio flashback | scottish accent | american abroad | 

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Taglines:

The ones we lose are never really gone.

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Genres:

Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language, sexuality and nudity

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Sam (Zach Avery) is browsing the internet (about 4:50 minutes into the movie), the browser shows a green "Secure" sign with a padlock, but the address shown is not secure.

User Reviews

A decent script that doesn't quite result in the film it should've

The producers of 'Last Moment of Clarity' must have been absolutely stoked when they managed to land Samara Weaving in their film. She's certainly a rising star and is getting some pretty good credits attached to her name. The problem they found themselves with though was that Weaving isn't really the star of the movie, or at least her character isn't. Instead the much lesser known Zach Avery is the star of the show and sadly he doesn't quite have the acting chops to do that just yet. The result is a bit of a wasted opportunity. You can see the potential the script had and why Weaving was enticed to sign on, but the actual final product is a messy shadow of what it could've been.

The first half of the film is a mystery, followed by the second half which is more a regulation thriller. If I had to pick which half I preferred more it was probably the first half. It at least had some curiosity behind it and had you wondering what tricks the film had up its sleeve. The second half, while not bad, does feel a little more run-of-the-mill and like you've seen it a thousand times before.

The film moved at a good click and I never really felt bored by it. There were a lot of technical flaws and if that sort of stuff bothers you then you might struggle a little with this film. If you are able to put that sort of stuff aside though and just enjoy the story for what it is then you might enjoy this one. It's not a film I suspect I'll remember, but while I was watching it it was a decent enough time.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 May 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Last Moment of Clarity

Filming Locations:

Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metalwork Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color