Stu... take a chance


This film is completely predictable without rendering any entertainment
value whatsoever. Its simply terrible. It amazes me that work like this
actually gets made; moreover, it has the guts to solicit money, as if
making the film were equal, in some far away galaxy, to having suffered
through watching it. The twists and turns travel deep into plot point
after point until the mystery unravels itself into portraiture--nothing
meaningful happens. What does occur are heavy-handed maneuvers in story
conventions at the expense of the audience. Surely there is no
conscious disdain for the viewer, but to scorn film goers through
reckless naivety isn't just no matter how mot juste the intentions
might have been. Furthermore, it is hard to believe that any skill lies
in either the craft to create story or to successfully, manipulate
deceitfully. Neither are done subtly thus neither are received
auspiciously. Hopefully the cast and crew were given the proper time to
jump ship before this boat sank back into the mind from which it came.
Perhaps Writer/Director Pollard should stick to voice-overs?

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Agree with you - this was a waste of time. Everything's flat in this film, from story to acting. Supremely uninvolving, I didn't care about any of the characters, which have no depth whatsoever. Ludicrous ending as well.
Beautifully photographed, but that's the only positive thing I can say about it. And, what ever happened to Gil Bellows?. He gave such a charismatic, potentially star-making performance years ago in a movie called Love and a .45, and now he just sleepwalks through his roles, although I can't blame him for doing so in this seriously mediocre film.

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