Don't be fooled by the 7+ rating this is low budget and very poor acting. Rented because of the rating and made in my state. A couple of grade schoolers could have made a better film. Wasted my money.
5 Reviews
Very poor almost comedic
jeffkresse-814-34596916 January 2021
Chased right out of the theater I'm assuming...
PNWReview19 March 2022
Chased is a short film, er, I mean, feature film that should have been a short film that takes place in the woods of Washington. A sheriff (Ray Hopper) in the film's best performance, comes across some moonshiners in the shadow of Mount Rainier. After they inexplicably open fire he runs into the woods. That's it. That's the premise.
For the next hour or so it's a fight for survival for our Sheriff as he escapes the likes of moonshiners led by an incompetent man (Troy Lund) and Roadrunner (Juan Aleman). Roadrunner features a very racist role of a Native American guiding these moonshiners through the forest. He talks to nature, claps his hands and fish jump into his embrace. You know that kind of racism. Shame too because Juan Aleman actually brings some level of substance in acting ability to the role.
Even more questionable is the cinematography. For 80-90% of the film it is gorgeous with lush green scenery, dreamy waterfalls, warm interiors. Yet, the opening five minutes or so of film contains some jarring out of place cinematography. The typical out of place drone shot followed by an inexplicably bad scene of Mount Rainier washed out in midday light. There are a few stumbles later on in the film but overall the cinematography is one of the films strong points.
Many of the jokes fall flat. The ending is a head scratcher that feels, above anything, plain dumb. It runs too long to be a feature. What I see here is a shell of what could have been. The films best sequence is it's opening with Ciscoe Morris. But once that ends so does our hope. I'm sure this is one film you won't be saying "Ooh-La-La!" to, sadly.
For the next hour or so it's a fight for survival for our Sheriff as he escapes the likes of moonshiners led by an incompetent man (Troy Lund) and Roadrunner (Juan Aleman). Roadrunner features a very racist role of a Native American guiding these moonshiners through the forest. He talks to nature, claps his hands and fish jump into his embrace. You know that kind of racism. Shame too because Juan Aleman actually brings some level of substance in acting ability to the role.
Even more questionable is the cinematography. For 80-90% of the film it is gorgeous with lush green scenery, dreamy waterfalls, warm interiors. Yet, the opening five minutes or so of film contains some jarring out of place cinematography. The typical out of place drone shot followed by an inexplicably bad scene of Mount Rainier washed out in midday light. There are a few stumbles later on in the film but overall the cinematography is one of the films strong points.
Many of the jokes fall flat. The ending is a head scratcher that feels, above anything, plain dumb. It runs too long to be a feature. What I see here is a shell of what could have been. The films best sequence is it's opening with Ciscoe Morris. But once that ends so does our hope. I'm sure this is one film you won't be saying "Ooh-La-La!" to, sadly.
If there were Negative Star Options It Would Apply
taklsuxx21 January 2022
Of all the endless creativity available to concept develop make a movie ... they got a budget, a very small one likely due to the grade schoolers producing this ... and they spent time, ,valuable time and investor money to make this mess. If punitive damages were granted for time waste class action suit is a must do.
That said, this has to be the worse produced (possibly worse acted) film ever made. Creators on the technical and artistic end should be very careful about what projects you associate your name with. None of you should b e trusted again in the field of film making. No amount of money is worth signing up for a mess like this.
If you have not watched this yet, DO NOT! Avoid this like daytime tjuana poom poom at club bambi on the strip ... the poom will HURT you in more ways than one. Toxic poom toxic film. I wish I could unsee this. What I will do is refer it to my classmates as a reference on how NOT to make a film.
Regretful of wasting time. Negative 10 stars. Refund time request. Punitive damages demanded.
That said, this has to be the worse produced (possibly worse acted) film ever made. Creators on the technical and artistic end should be very careful about what projects you associate your name with. None of you should b e trusted again in the field of film making. No amount of money is worth signing up for a mess like this.
If you have not watched this yet, DO NOT! Avoid this like daytime tjuana poom poom at club bambi on the strip ... the poom will HURT you in more ways than one. Toxic poom toxic film. I wish I could unsee this. What I will do is refer it to my classmates as a reference on how NOT to make a film.
Regretful of wasting time. Negative 10 stars. Refund time request. Punitive damages demanded.
Pumped up rating.
raffrebeca27 May 2021
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