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Poor attempt at film making


Went to the trouble of buying this movie on line.

Went to the trouble of watching this movie.

Now, I am going through the trouble of telling everyone to shy away from this melodramatic sludge of a film. The acting was poor, the story weak, and the style non-existant.

I almost feel guilty posting this, but cant feel right not posting this. A formal review will follow when I can muster the energy to re think some of the films pros and cons.

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You really didn't like it?

I loved it's gritty feel and small town setting. Maybe it's because I'm from a small town, but I loved it.

It's Cinemotography was dead on and though the pacing was off at times, I thought it was effective over all.

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I'm from a small town, too, and I couldn't for the life of me care about any of these characters.

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Christiancrip (weird name, BTW), I don't know where you are coming from.

I've seen A LOT of REALLY bad indie films. This movie isn't one of them. Sure, it isn't a classic by any means but this movie isn't that bad at all, especially for an indie film.

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Intresting that you didn't enjoy this movie. I loved this film. Probably my favorite if I had to choose one. One of the best investments I've made lately. The camera work could have been better, but I dont know what gave you the idea that the story line was bad. The acting was good too... if I had to guess, you just couldn't relate to the movie or to a specific character in the movie. I related to Harper and that may be why I enjoyed it, butI love the story line and the small town basis as well, although I'm more of an ocean person then a mountains person.

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It reminded me of Breaking Away. I liked the film. I enjoyed the pace. The characters were real and so were the situations.

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I would have had more enjoyment attending a yawning festival.

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Wouldn't life be boring if everyone had the same taste in films?

I loved this film so much I'm going to buy it and watch it over and over!

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I'm working my way back through Chad's catalogue - he's been amazing in everything I've seen him in - and this is next up on my list. I'll probably order the DVD through www.indieflix.com. The trailer looked pretty good, but even if the film's not great, I'll have fun watching Chad in it. He's just that freaking good.

Fritz
"Cum simioli e culo meo volent."

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I just saw this and found it very good. For an indie film it's one of the better ones out there. Sure there were parts that didn't need to be included and some other parts that were a little long but there were so many parts that I enjoyed.

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Bad acting?!? Are you kidding? Chad Lindberg's performance in this film is one of the best I've ever seen. And this is one of the best films I've ever seen - indie or otherwise.

A 10 - straight up.

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