Okay, maybe the summary isn't how everyone would take this film, but for me, the Black and White photography echoed that of CLERKS while the dialog seemed very Smith-like.
Vic (Alex Cole, who looks very much like he could be Al Franken's brother) is a sarcastic, mean spirited guy who spends his time selling Sci-Fi collectibles at a flea market, verbally abusing most anyone he comes in contact with, and trying to discover signals from extraterrestrial beings. One day, he crosses paths with Cathy (played expertly by Catherine E. Johnson) , another seller at the flea market. She sells cloth dolls and seems slightly naive, but very sweet. At first, he treats her with his usual banter, but something about her softens him up a bit.
As their friendship grows, Vic becomes convinced of a link between Cathy and the extraterrestrials. Without giving anything away, let's just say the film takes a turn that I was not expecting.
I viewed this film at the River's Edge Film Festival in Paducah, Kentucky and it was, hands down, one of the best there. James Vculek shows that he has a great gift for writing, especially allowing us to believe and identify with the characters, even if we don't necessarily like them (refering to Vic). The understated, amateurish acting actually makes the characters more believable. Emotionally, this film took me for a ride, which is very difficult for a low budget film to do. It just goes to show you that it's not the budget or the presence of big names that makes a film engaging, it's the STORY and the CHARACTERS, both of which this TWO HARBORS is rich with. If I had to pick one word to describe the true theme of the movie, that would have to be, "obsession."
TWO HARBORS is still showing at festivals and I hope that a distributor will pick it up and give it a decent release, even if only on DVD. It is just too good a film to fall through the cracks of the festival circuit.
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