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Fat Kid Rules the World (2012)
Fat Kid Rules the World
First, let me say, congratulations to Jacob Wysocki for a wonderful performance in FKRtW. His Bath Boys history on YouTube has allowed for many doors to open -- and luckily for us, this is one of the doors that opens and reveals his talents.
When it comes to the story, I was absolutely engaged and excited to experience that trials and tribulations of Troy, even if sometimes they weren't pretty or euphoric, whereas Matt O'Leary I felt as miscast. His struggles weren't believable and I felt almost took away from overall story. It was almost as if the actor was trying to glorify Matthew Lillard's (who also directed) performance in Scream.
If it weren't for Mr. Wysocki or Billy Campbell (who plays the role of Troy's father brilliantly) or even the small role of Dayle (played by Dylan Arnold) then this would've been a huge miss.
Overall, the movie was fantastic. However, due the a very cheesy ending, this otherwise 9/10 film gets 7/10 from me.
Road to Kingsville (2013)
Genius story telling > Poor movie quality
I randomly found 'Road to Kingsville' on YouTube while shifting through some of the independent titles that were recently uploaded. I read the description and thought it sounded at least mildly intriguing, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I figured it was going to be a long shot that RTK would have an IMDb page, but luckily here I am writing this review.
What I ended up witnessing from the final project soaringly exceeded any bad expectations I got from the poor video quality. With a budget that was clearly done out of pocket, you could tell the director took every cent and squeezed as much out of it as possible. The shots are inspiring, well thought out and eager to catch your eye. It's only a shame they weren't able to get better equipment. I can only imagine how much more interesting everything would've been.
However, it isn't the shots that really require the audience's attention... it's the magnificent script, honorably written by Jo Ellen Jacob and Derek Vandergrift. They keep the story simple, yet it seeps through your core due to excellent dialog and attention to detail. It sort of reminded me of a Quentin Tarantino film. Witty, Alert and Real.
Overall, I felt Scott's acting was mediocre, yet passable. It was Maggie Bishop who stole the show. Her character development was something to celebrate... although, I feel the writers have something to do with that.
'Road to Kingsville' is absolutely worth watching if you can look past technological errors... but trust me, the story will be good enough.