I don't leave IMDb reviews because I've never quite seen the point. Full disclosure: I'm leaving this because somebody left a review on my own film who also reviewed this and in checking it out I wanted to share my own thoughts.
No, this isn't a perfect film by any means. That said, I want to commend the writer/director for tackling such a subject on what I can only assume was an exceptionally low budget.
My biggest complaint here would be that I feel we didn't have enough time to shape the characters here and that's a big one in a character driven piece such as this one. I would have liked to see them all fleshed out, because I came to the point of almost caring about their individual plights but not quite.
The cinematography on a low budget is mostly superb and the acting is as good as it gets. It's an intelligent take told for less than what it deserves, and I highly recommend it for anybody who wants a good story and can be forgiving of the nature that inevitably comes with a low budget. Either way, I'll definitely be checking in on this director to see what comes next.
No, this isn't a perfect film by any means. That said, I want to commend the writer/director for tackling such a subject on what I can only assume was an exceptionally low budget.
My biggest complaint here would be that I feel we didn't have enough time to shape the characters here and that's a big one in a character driven piece such as this one. I would have liked to see them all fleshed out, because I came to the point of almost caring about their individual plights but not quite.
The cinematography on a low budget is mostly superb and the acting is as good as it gets. It's an intelligent take told for less than what it deserves, and I highly recommend it for anybody who wants a good story and can be forgiving of the nature that inevitably comes with a low budget. Either way, I'll definitely be checking in on this director to see what comes next.