This is an imperfect world. I give this a 7 grading on a curve that I am watching an independent film shot with more than likely crew of 10 or less. Every scene is good. Every sub plot is good. Even the bad things about the movie are good as they give you a feel for the imperfections of watching an indie crew scrambling to make a film worth a watch. All in all this is what entertained me so it fits in my review.
Disliked: There are tons of anachronisms in the film. The Sheriffs office looked a little to slick architecturally for me. The large estate would have been better served worned down and aged with old vines and rusted brick. I think the town hall had some nice characters in it however we need more exteriors. To understand this town/county, especially if you are going to staple the name of the film after it, give us a better feel for it. This isn't really any big fault just room for improvement. This film is not trying to come anywhere close to any form of realism and instead is working with melodrama and stylized acting that creates a well- conceived and detailed indie thriller/ fantasy world that is purely a joy to immerse yourself in.
Liked: The "more obvious" antagonist is possibly one of the most interesting character in the film. He is the one who tortures man one day and loves him the next. It is his own envy of man that blinds him from salvation or (something like that) and then in the end have man (Sheriff McElroy) reverse or undo what the antagonist had hoped for thus giving the antagonist purpose to rise up again -a work order incomplete. Each of these characters, and their traits, are performed extremely well by all actors. Even the subtle things that each actor does (way of holding a gun, stance, facial expressions etc.) build the characters superbly.
The storyline and plot in the film may be a little hard to follow - at the beginning but it all comes together throughout the film and makes for a fairly simple, but in no way boring, story.
A special mention must be made for the film casting.
All in all, this movie is definitely worth watching.
Disliked: There are tons of anachronisms in the film. The Sheriffs office looked a little to slick architecturally for me. The large estate would have been better served worned down and aged with old vines and rusted brick. I think the town hall had some nice characters in it however we need more exteriors. To understand this town/county, especially if you are going to staple the name of the film after it, give us a better feel for it. This isn't really any big fault just room for improvement. This film is not trying to come anywhere close to any form of realism and instead is working with melodrama and stylized acting that creates a well- conceived and detailed indie thriller/ fantasy world that is purely a joy to immerse yourself in.
Liked: The "more obvious" antagonist is possibly one of the most interesting character in the film. He is the one who tortures man one day and loves him the next. It is his own envy of man that blinds him from salvation or (something like that) and then in the end have man (Sheriff McElroy) reverse or undo what the antagonist had hoped for thus giving the antagonist purpose to rise up again -a work order incomplete. Each of these characters, and their traits, are performed extremely well by all actors. Even the subtle things that each actor does (way of holding a gun, stance, facial expressions etc.) build the characters superbly.
The storyline and plot in the film may be a little hard to follow - at the beginning but it all comes together throughout the film and makes for a fairly simple, but in no way boring, story.
A special mention must be made for the film casting.
All in all, this movie is definitely worth watching.