I was lucky to screen Kevin James Barry's film during the Flagler Film Festival several years ago. I was blown away! I enjoyed the fact that it wasn't just a crime fable but it merged with my favorite genres - Horror and Psychological Thriller!
Set in a motel, two bank robbers; Keith (played with a tough vulnerable demeanor by Jonathan Thomson) and Mick (a great unnerved performance by Dan Liebman), are waiting for their boss to show up after a bank heist. But things get interesting when they find Syd (played by the talented Evalena Marie) in the trunk of their getaway car. Little by little you don't know what is true as they start seeing strange things occur around them. Their reality reaches an uncanny, intense, and powerful conclusion.
All my expectations of how AMONG THEM would turn out was thrown out the window. The players are filled with mystery and depth that slowly show something new with each experience. If you enjoy films that make you think after the credits role, then give this a try. If you are expecting a hard-hitting action film with mundane story or depth, this is not it. It's much deeper than that. A story about your past haunting you no matter how much you try to escape it. I enjoyed the surprises and a powerful ending. Give this unconventional psychological thriller a go!
Review of Among Them
