I have been following the progress of the Masks Trilogy since first hearing about it in 2013 and was really looking forward to it. I saw it at the Terror Film Festival and it was well worth the wait!
Masks is comprised on three short film segments (Sentient, Façade and Exordium) that are edited together into a 41 minute featurette.
**Spoilers Ahead**
SENTIENT: The featurette opens with the murder of a homeless drunk named Kruck (Jesus M. Villanueva) who falls victim to a killer in a silver skull mask.
From here we meet Steve (Roberto Lombardi) who had run into his high school friend Marcus (Walter DeShields) at a bar. They decide to take the party to Marcus's house, but instead of a party, they come face to face with The Mask (Anthony Horton). The Mask knocks out Marcus and forces Steve to confront his demons by terrorizing him. One thing leads to another and two of the three don't survive.
FACADE: A prequel to Sentient, Façade shows the transformation of a family man into The Mask. The gnawing feeling of murder transforms him into a killer whose first victim is his good friend Tim (director Charles A. Christman III - Roberto Lombardi directs this segment).
EXORDIUM: Finally, the story turns to days after Sentient where drug addict Steve is in a bar watching a news segment about the murder of Marcus. He decides to score drugs from Mick (W. Keith Sgrillo) who makes the mistake of trying to swindle Steve. Steve then realizes his true addiction is power, not drugs, and goes through his own transformation similar to The Mask.
REVIEW: The direction, story, cinematography and music are amazing and engaging. The film flows very naturally and is quite scary. The acting is absolutely fantastic throughout. Especially the encounter between Steve and The Mask in Sentient, The gradual transformation of The Mask in Façade and the confrontation between Steve and Mick in Exordium. All the better due to the inventive camera angles and choice of shots throughout.
Highly recommended!!
Masks is comprised on three short film segments (Sentient, Façade and Exordium) that are edited together into a 41 minute featurette.
**Spoilers Ahead**
SENTIENT: The featurette opens with the murder of a homeless drunk named Kruck (Jesus M. Villanueva) who falls victim to a killer in a silver skull mask.
From here we meet Steve (Roberto Lombardi) who had run into his high school friend Marcus (Walter DeShields) at a bar. They decide to take the party to Marcus's house, but instead of a party, they come face to face with The Mask (Anthony Horton). The Mask knocks out Marcus and forces Steve to confront his demons by terrorizing him. One thing leads to another and two of the three don't survive.
FACADE: A prequel to Sentient, Façade shows the transformation of a family man into The Mask. The gnawing feeling of murder transforms him into a killer whose first victim is his good friend Tim (director Charles A. Christman III - Roberto Lombardi directs this segment).
EXORDIUM: Finally, the story turns to days after Sentient where drug addict Steve is in a bar watching a news segment about the murder of Marcus. He decides to score drugs from Mick (W. Keith Sgrillo) who makes the mistake of trying to swindle Steve. Steve then realizes his true addiction is power, not drugs, and goes through his own transformation similar to The Mask.
REVIEW: The direction, story, cinematography and music are amazing and engaging. The film flows very naturally and is quite scary. The acting is absolutely fantastic throughout. Especially the encounter between Steve and The Mask in Sentient, The gradual transformation of The Mask in Façade and the confrontation between Steve and Mick in Exordium. All the better due to the inventive camera angles and choice of shots throughout.
Highly recommended!!
