My thoughts regarding the film...

1. I personally could tell that it was shot on film. But did it matter (i.e. did it enhance the value of the overall production)? Not at all. Jason should have listened to the wisdom of the producers and saved the money. He needed it.

2. The opening scene was terrible due to the [natural] lighting issues. Having to edit footage, which did not match, was very noticeable and extremely distracting. (But that falls, again, solely upon Jason)

3. I did laugh - but only 3 to 5 times throughout. Though I can only recall one scene in particular, without watching the film again for those specific moments - the "members" drawn on Edward's face - and that went on for just a tad too long, which took away from the joke. That is not a great sign for a supposed [subgenre] comic work.

4. I felt the story was too disjointed. Just when it would inflict some emotion or pull, it would just as equally, change direction and end up going somewhere that left me puzzled. Also, some subplots/backstories (which there were not many of) left me with the look that Jason would make, when Effie would tell him he could not have something his way. You know the one. Puzzled.

5. Jason was right, the crash needed to be bigger. It made no sense that an accident that small, would warrant a cover-up. But again, nothing more could be done about it due to budget. His unwillingness to compromise also hurt him in problems (which always arise in the production process) such as this. He could have easily cut to the aftermath of the wreckage to convey this severity. Instead, he had to film the crash (and do so at the expense of the overall authenticity of the story).

6. This may be minor to others (and I presume it had to do with budget constraints more than anything else), but the party they went to prior to the crash needed to be bigger in size. I was enjoying that interaction between the characters, which warranted a longer take on the party itself. But just as I was getting to know a different side of Fiona and Allison, we are quickly moved to the car chase.

7. How they got to the party, and how they left the party, was highly unlikely. A woman getting married, leaving to go to a party just because she needed to drive everyone? Uh-uh. This, and how (and why) they left the party was very poorly written. I am shocked they approved it to final draft.

I gave the film a 5 out of 10 rating. To give an idea of how many films I have rated a 5 here on IMDb, there have been only 3 out of 206 (a single 4, and nothing below that). So I do not rate films, harshly, at all. There were some parts that I enjoyed, but overall, the story was not good (in my opinion). It could have been far better with a bit of humbleness and compromise.

I also did not see the genius in Jason's directorial skill. I even found it to be very basic at times (for instance, when Leonard was sitting in the chair speaking to William - the lack of angles was distracting - Jason filmed him from one shot during the entire dialogue, if my memory serves correct).

Along with the majority of others, I watched this season's Project Greenlight. I did not particularly care for Jason's attitude. However, I completely cleared my mind of how I felt about him as soon as I settled in to watch the film. How he was portrayed had nothing to do with the flaws in this. And I know that it does not matter how many people dislike you as a person in Hollywood, as long as you can back it up with outstanding work, you will work.

I doubt this film did anything to help in that last regard. His perceived brilliance, just did not show up. Unconvinced that he will see anything near a 3 million dollar budget, again.

I am interested in watching the short. If anyone has ever watched Cashback, it came about, pretty much the same way (expanded from an already filmed, short). However, where this film failed, Cashback succeeded. Some works are simply not cut out to be feature length.