I had too much coffee but watching it made it a little worse. That being said, it's not the worse film, I mean it's a ripoff attempt of "The Brass Teapot" minus the comedy. Somehow weirdly captivating, with great colors, nice framing, with decent sound, and the plot has potential. However, each scene is dragged, the dialogues are cringe mostly because they are too long, everything is over-pronounced, great for non-English speaking folks but bad for the film, the vibe is too didactic, sure its because it represents 'simple people' but this way of explaining every single thing takes away audience's ability to interpret and think for themselves. I don't like the way the characters are written, it's flat, they seem childish, simple, unchanged, and they sound like the same person. The styling is mediocre, as a film producer myself I know one can do a decent set design and styling with a tight budget, and wouldn't have to be fancy or arty, but there's just no vision here. The life transformation of the main characters should be reflected in the styling, their fashion, home decor but it all looks like it was shot in one day. Homeless folks wearing t-shirts with perfectly cut out holes and all they carry is a sign... c'mon. The score is odd, very ambient, and industrial, with drops of sad piano and violin, it fills nearly every second of the film, and its seriousness badly collides with the awkward dialogues, it doesn't worl well together. Acting, as many others mentioned is cringe, although some folks try, I think the homeless guy is actually ok, the rest not so much, for their defense, there's not much one can do about these dialogues, and considering how everyone speaks in the same manner - I can see its director /producer who enforced this. Unless they are all from one impro class, which I guess is good for them. The bottom line - the lack of comedy, irony, and lightness makes it rather pretentious.
21 Reviews
I had to watch
vmm-446285 July 2022
Finished it.
hpw-579686 July 2022
This movie was really bad. The female actress was the worst, next to the Clive character. Story had some potential but was written badly. Only positive note was the filming itself. Pretty good colors. That's what the second star is for.
Idiocy in its purest form
quixote-244181 November 2022
Every line is so contrived and artificial it's almost satirical. Literally a group of high school drama students could deliver lines more convincingly. It's like they took a bunch of grocery store clerks and gave them a script. Watching this movie is like forcing yourself to watch an NSFW Reddit video because you feel compelled to see what the $^#% is going on even though you know you probably should not. Furthermore, it feels like some half-assed attempt to instill some sort of morality into the audience, as if the producers/directors are some kind of religious zealots attempting to force their "morality" on the audience. If I wanted someone to preach to me and tell me that I need to distribute my possessions to the less fortunate in the hopes of gain (with the threat of loss on top of that) I would move to a newly socialist country like Canadistan or the US.
This movie became painful to watch shortly after the beginning and I can assure you it gets no better.
This movie became painful to watch shortly after the beginning and I can assure you it gets no better.
IT SUCKS!
pridejewelworks13 December 2022
What can I say... absolutely the worst movie ever made. It sucked! Looks the director has no idea how to make a movie. The production value and the acting is so bad. Turned off the movie 200 min in. I couldn't take it anymore. Waste of money. I can't belive somebody gave it a 10. Obviously someone was paid to give a good review. I'm sure this movie had some sort of budget. It's definitly a low budget film that's for sure. I don't thinj whoever put in the money made a dime from this movie. Truthfully, this movie shouldn't have been ever made or they needed people who knew what they were doing! Even if they had hired people who knew what they were doing, I don't think they could have saved it. The script is really BAD!
Worst movie ever
myj-910279 July 2022
This is hands down the worst movie I've ever watched. The story and actors are terrible. I'm at a loss of words of how bad the whole thing was. I hung on watching hoping something would improve. The ending sucks even more than the beginning!!!
Good premise
alrightthenwhynot5 July 2022
A really interesting premise for a movie. I struggle to watch most low budget movies but this one kept my attention all the way through. It was hard to understand the motive of the main characters towards the end, but apart from that I liked it.
One of my top 10 worst movies
jadjayzee5 July 2022
I usually research alot before start watching movie . But for once i was lazy and straight away clicked on this one and watched. God give me strength. I survived. So weak story very bad character writing. I dont even know how can someone come up such story and get confident okay i am gonna make this a movie. So many logic holes, boring slow moving story, totally feel frustrated why i wasted my hours on it. And oh yeah not to mention throughout the story i had doubt how they keep talking about india like one guy says india is best, the friend who offer car is going india, the god statue is from india too. Kind of unsual for a hollywood movie? Right looked up and found director guy is indian. Well this movie would have worked in india maybe but not for us. This is my first imdb review and i opened account just to defend others from falling for it. God bless cinema industry.
All in all pretty good
mshipione7 July 2022
Jesus no
rafaelgomezcp10 July 2022
Watch it if you are a kid
abdounet-1489919 August 2022
Don't buy the high reviews
supermellowcali8 July 2022
Worst Acting I Have Ever Seen
xxjaydubxx15 July 2022
Whoever was the casting the director of this movie should absolutely never work in the film industry again. I think this is the only movie I have ever watched that EVERY single actor seems as if they have never acted before, Worst movie I have ever seen. The people that are giving this movie a 10 star probably have a room temp IQ.
how does this s..t make it to any screen
Anastasia9717 January 2024
The dumbest, ignorant, sad american failure of a movie I had the displeasure to watch half through. Everything was bad, the actors, the plot, the production, but the most upsetting thing I found about this movie is how americans are obsessed with material things. It's all about the fake realtionships and how to use and abuse people around you. Not sure how this piece of useless production was finished or why. I hope everyone involved (including the "actors") will find alternative carrers and learn from their failure. Just a sad, useless waste of time that shows unfortunate, fake state of this society.
Total waste of time
werwerid28 July 2022
Everything was horrible about the movie: Actors, director, sound guy. It was a complete waste of time. Also, the end sucks even more that the acting skills and whoever wrote the script/movie should do everyone a huge favor by never writing another word.
Good effort.
levin-2441710 July 2022
I liked the main characher, I think he could star in more movies but the storyling was horrible. So many plot holes and you it felt weird that they just accepted that they kept getting more things instead of figuring out what it was. I think the female actor was the worst!! Cringe after Cringe with horrible acting. I felt like I was watching a bunch of highschool kids try to make a movie.
Watch the Movie, not the review!
appliedartproductions7 July 2022
This film may not be a big budget, big banner and big star cast film and yet it is a class of it's own. Here you will see real cast and crews working hard not for big money but for chasing their passion and when something is done passionately the results speaks. I am not going to write a lot about the film because you got to watch it for it's wonderful art of storytelling, superb message and some great acting. The story will hold you with anticipation of what is next. The true art is in the cinematography where everything unfolds and so wonderfully captured.
Definitely worth the watch. Great message!!!
tdsmoms7 July 2022
A unique journey of discovery!! A thoughtful way to present a long standing belief that you get back, what you put out there. Figuring out the source of the "luck" keeps ya watching. Loved the humor injected along the way through the homeless man's signs. Definitely passing this one along as a must watch to family and friends!!
Two thumbs up
bernablubookings6 July 2022
Nice Change!
karlhaas6 July 2022
I really liked this movie! The plot turns in ways that you would never expect. It's nice to see an original story with many characters you can love, villains you can despise and learn to appreciate their different perspectives. Great sense of humor!
Gotta Love Instant Karma
asiaclimaco12 July 2022
This story resonates with me. I loved the story, the cinematography, and so much more. Instant Karma was beautifully written. I absolutely loved the concept and how the mystical aspect was incorporated. I look forward to more films like this. Well done and congratulations to all involved.
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