Exoticalot
People are voting emotionally.
BroadcastChic
Excellent, a Must See
filippaberry84
I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
Daniel Rodrigues
Well...this was one of the major disappointments I ever crossed my eyes with...The movie can be "summarized" in one sentence: "The fight of two preachers, who are "god-wannabes" And that's it.the movie is almost every second blah-blah-blah...the "action" parts of the movie are only in the beginning when Charles wife and son are murdered...and in the last 10 or 15 minutes beginning when Charles is taken to the woods, to be shot...The acting is not awful, but, hell, the dialogs are so.............stupid...this movie is truly dispensable...unfortunately almost every movie that comes from Hollywood, nowadays, is dispensable.........even the majority of the B class movies like this one...Don't waste your time
aeon_static
The premise of this film was more than adequate. The actors were adequate.The body of writing was not. At all.He stands there, his back faced to her. She runs a monologue about how jealous she was of his wife. Not only is the whole long-monologue-to-a- person's-back thing REALLY teenage-soap-opera corny, but every single one of her lines in the speech was forced. It sounded like she was reading a script, not saying it from her heart - and it wasn't the fault of the actress. I was actually impressed by her delivery, because the lines were just really, really bad.And it's like that throughout every important part of this film.When the brother is preaching to his communion of teenagers? YIKES. Just wow.Screenwriter needs to go back to the drawing board with how he writes dialogue. He sucks. Bad.Everything else about this film was alright. Actually, everything else was way above average for a small-budget film.4/10
ruffin44
This is an amazing film, hard to believe this is not a big budget picture. What little the story lacks is well made up for in other areas. The production quality and outstanding cinematography alone are enough to enjoy the movie, as absolutely beautiful images flow throughout the picture. I can't wait to see it on the big screen. The professionalism of the experience is even more embellished by the veteran performance by Joe McKelheer. Joe's acting ability is truly underrated and deserves note here. He manages to pull you in to the storyline by being such a believable and relatable character. Truly a top notch production. Watch and enjoy.
Inspired_Dichotomy
I caught this in Stockholm and it's stayed with me for a number of reasons. Firstly, the setting was stunning, cinematographer Michael Hardwick deserves credit for making the most of the Alaskan backdrop. The score was beautiful, and it fit the story, something low budget films often get wrong.I liked the plot and the way it's been handled, in that Charlie doesn't become some sort of vengeance seeking hysterical as he may in a more mainstream movie. Instead, the captivating Joseph McKelheer takes Charlie to a hollow place, tortured yes...but hollow. The physical transformation McKelheer makes during the movie, combined with his superb acting, tell us all we need to know about Charlie's state of mind. Cory Knauf, at times, is unbearable to watch, and I mean this as a compliment as that's exactly what Luke needs to be, yet he still leaves enough room to invoke moments of sympathy in the viewer.Courtney Halverson is brilliant as Sarah, embodying perfectly the vulnerable transition from girl to woman, it helps that she has the 'beautiful innocent' look about her too.Certain scenes are extremely disturbing, you'll know when you get them which ones I mean. I wouldn't presume to tell people to watch this, just as I wouldn't tell you not to watch something else....what I will say is that I'm a big indie/low budget fan and I found this to be a rare gem, disturbing, emotive, haunting, beautiful, challenging and honest.I'm excited to find McKelheer and Knauf have worked together prior to this and look forward to seeing more of their work in the future.
