Let me start by saying, being from Denver, I have a bias. This film was shot entirely in Colorado - a rarity, since Colorado State has been slow to give production studios the tax incentives they need. This is changing, and the change is welcome. Most movies taking place in Colorado, up until recently, were shot elsewhere.
At a $250K budget, this movie tries to do A LOT! So I respect the effort Jamin Winans went through to make it, and make Denver look like a little Manhattan of the West. The mountain scenes are ethereal too (shot in Crested Butte, the grove of white-barked Aspen is only known to people who've been to the high country in fall - it's a welcome site to a Colorado native.
There is enough substance here to justify 20x the budget, and this is perhaps where the movie falls short. It might have been better served to release it in three parts - each with a moderately higher budget. This would have allowed for a richer back-story and character development of the Storytellers, the Incubi and how drifters like Ink are transmuted from reality into an alternate plane of reality.
Despite its shortcomings of fast cuts, and soap-opera acting ... it's worth a watch. Especially if you're from Colorado - or if you've ever wanted to visit. This movie signifies a new beginning for Colorado-based movie productions. We have everything here - except an ocean (wait, does Chatfield lake count? :-)
At a $250K budget, this movie tries to do A LOT! So I respect the effort Jamin Winans went through to make it, and make Denver look like a little Manhattan of the West. The mountain scenes are ethereal too (shot in Crested Butte, the grove of white-barked Aspen is only known to people who've been to the high country in fall - it's a welcome site to a Colorado native.
There is enough substance here to justify 20x the budget, and this is perhaps where the movie falls short. It might have been better served to release it in three parts - each with a moderately higher budget. This would have allowed for a richer back-story and character development of the Storytellers, the Incubi and how drifters like Ink are transmuted from reality into an alternate plane of reality.
Despite its shortcomings of fast cuts, and soap-opera acting ... it's worth a watch. Especially if you're from Colorado - or if you've ever wanted to visit. This movie signifies a new beginning for Colorado-based movie productions. We have everything here - except an ocean (wait, does Chatfield lake count? :-)