Where oh where to begin. The dreadful directing which involves long drawn out useless shots of the same thing. The horrible eerie soundtrack when things get horribly eerie? The dreary plot, the dragging on and on and on about nothing. The necklace thing? Why? Finally the ending which is way overboard (no pun intended). This whole mess could have been done in about 35 minutes without having all the useless footage but even then it still would have been a pile of junk. Why didn't I give it one star? Oh, well, I liked some of the ancillary scenery around Brighton. Seriously folks, this brother-jealous-of-sister-who-is-sick-of-smothering-brother hackneyed story-plot is something you will want to ask for your money back or at least a rebate if you pay a monthly fee to stream such ilk. I'm sorry, did I mention I really think its a rotten film? Oh, OK.
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Draining
sean-kellie12 February 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Well that's 1hr 21mins of my life I won't get back. I'd probably go as far to say it's more boring than a covid lockdown. The storyline, the plot, the directing, the DREADFUL suspense music when nothing actually happens. Those tennis shots - what were those!?!?
Nice little noir, though shot on a very low budget
theredshoes-5068125 October 2017
Found this on Amazon, and was pleasantly surprised.
Set in Brighton during the summer, a guy starts seeing some girl he meets in a club, and ends up staying with her indefinitely, but doesn't realize she has a weird, controlling brother. I won't ruin what happens, but the guy has to navigate their rich house, their money, and the brothers increasingly strange demands.
For such a low budget, this was really stunningly shot, Brighton looks rich and foreboding, with darkness always on the fringes of the screen. The story was a bit flimsy at times, and takes a while to get going, but it has some nice set pieces, with some stand out tech control - one scene shows the guy having spent the evening with the brother while the sister goes out. As the guy tries to leave, the sister returns home, only she doesn't know he's there. He has to hide while she goes to the kitchen, then finally up to bed. It's basically done in one shot, but the tension was nice, and shows some real promise from the director.
The acting was probably the weakest part, though George Stocks, co-writing as well i think, played his part well, part Bacchus, past wounded sibling, and mamma's boy. He has some hilarious moments. It's not perfect, there are some pacing issues, but it builds nicely to a satisfying climax. The music was actually really cool too, some weird french songs and part classical. Don't know who it is, but it was nice and strange, lending the whole film a woozy, dislocated effect.
All in all, I would recommend the film to lovers of weird crime/drama type stuff, bit Patricia Highsmith, and bit Michael Haneke, but i like i said, it has to be commended for shooting on such a low budget. Hope these guys get to make more.
Cheers.
Set in Brighton during the summer, a guy starts seeing some girl he meets in a club, and ends up staying with her indefinitely, but doesn't realize she has a weird, controlling brother. I won't ruin what happens, but the guy has to navigate their rich house, their money, and the brothers increasingly strange demands.
For such a low budget, this was really stunningly shot, Brighton looks rich and foreboding, with darkness always on the fringes of the screen. The story was a bit flimsy at times, and takes a while to get going, but it has some nice set pieces, with some stand out tech control - one scene shows the guy having spent the evening with the brother while the sister goes out. As the guy tries to leave, the sister returns home, only she doesn't know he's there. He has to hide while she goes to the kitchen, then finally up to bed. It's basically done in one shot, but the tension was nice, and shows some real promise from the director.
The acting was probably the weakest part, though George Stocks, co-writing as well i think, played his part well, part Bacchus, past wounded sibling, and mamma's boy. He has some hilarious moments. It's not perfect, there are some pacing issues, but it builds nicely to a satisfying climax. The music was actually really cool too, some weird french songs and part classical. Don't know who it is, but it was nice and strange, lending the whole film a woozy, dislocated effect.
All in all, I would recommend the film to lovers of weird crime/drama type stuff, bit Patricia Highsmith, and bit Michael Haneke, but i like i said, it has to be commended for shooting on such a low budget. Hope these guys get to make more.
Cheers.
Awesome
wolfman-5577318 January 2018
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