First off, I can see what this movie was trying to do... but 180 minutes for a horror/thriller is wayyyyy too long!
That being said, with some re-editing and some sound mixing this does have the potential to do well (and be under the 2hr mark)
The score is beautiful however, the sound can be overbearing making it hard to understand the dialogue. Less is more when it comes to sound for thrillers, the score is so constant that it feels like it is trying to force the audience how to feel rather than letting it breathe and allowing the audience to wait in suspense. Also, the ADR is a little sketchy at the beginning, but again, that could be fixed with sound mixing and editing.
It is a little dialogue heavy, but the actors are solid. The lead actress (Bridget Graham) is pretty and interesting to watch, but I was actually really impressed with the bad guy (Andrew Robert Wilson). I feel like the "psychos" rarely get credit in these movies, but for the amount of dialogue he had to deliver over the number of long monologues he had to say, he did keep my interest and was very impressive, I look forward to seeing him in more things.
Hats off to David Simpson (director, actor, composer, editor) for the many hats he wore in putting this together, it's clear that it was a passion project. I give this an 7 out of 10 because I can see what he was trying to pull off, however, I do think there is a solid and tight 100-120min intense thriller here just dying to come out.
The score is beautiful however, the sound can be overbearing making it hard to understand the dialogue. Less is more when it comes to sound for thrillers, the score is so constant that it feels like it is trying to force the audience how to feel rather than letting it breathe and allowing the audience to wait in suspense. Also, the ADR is a little sketchy at the beginning, but again, that could be fixed with sound mixing and editing.
It is a little dialogue heavy, but the actors are solid. The lead actress (Bridget Graham) is pretty and interesting to watch, but I was actually really impressed with the bad guy (Andrew Robert Wilson). I feel like the "psychos" rarely get credit in these movies, but for the amount of dialogue he had to deliver over the number of long monologues he had to say, he did keep my interest and was very impressive, I look forward to seeing him in more things.
Hats off to David Simpson (director, actor, composer, editor) for the many hats he wore in putting this together, it's clear that it was a passion project. I give this an 7 out of 10 because I can see what he was trying to pull off, however, I do think there is a solid and tight 100-120min intense thriller here just dying to come out.
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