Valley of Ditches is an interesting film, it's premise is good, it looks solid for it's small budget and it immediatly got my attention.
It tells the story of a young couple who are kidnapped by a religious nutcase who proceeds to kill the boyfriend and handcuff his girlfriend to his corpse. Being left for dead in a ditch can she find a way to escape and find her way through the desert to safety?
After the credits rolled the first thing I thought is how strange the film was structured. It has the opening and then before you know it we're presented with the finale but there is little inbetween. The film has no substance, it's merely has a concept.
For an obscure little thriller it's a passable attempt but its poor pacing damages it, it almost feels like it doesn't have a "Point". Though the films ending is deeply satisfying it doesn't make up for the lack of content, did it need an additional 30 minutes? Maybe, or alternatively just better writers.
The Good:
Great finale
Interesting concept
The Bad:
Some of the cutaway scenes are pointless
Dreadfully structured
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
The fact that so many religious antagonists exist in movies shows Hollywood is aware of the problem
Of all the escape methods I'd thought of, that wasn't one of them
It tells the story of a young couple who are kidnapped by a religious nutcase who proceeds to kill the boyfriend and handcuff his girlfriend to his corpse. Being left for dead in a ditch can she find a way to escape and find her way through the desert to safety?
After the credits rolled the first thing I thought is how strange the film was structured. It has the opening and then before you know it we're presented with the finale but there is little inbetween. The film has no substance, it's merely has a concept.
For an obscure little thriller it's a passable attempt but its poor pacing damages it, it almost feels like it doesn't have a "Point". Though the films ending is deeply satisfying it doesn't make up for the lack of content, did it need an additional 30 minutes? Maybe, or alternatively just better writers.
The Good:
Great finale
Interesting concept
The Bad:
Some of the cutaway scenes are pointless
Dreadfully structured
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
The fact that so many religious antagonists exist in movies shows Hollywood is aware of the problem
Of all the escape methods I'd thought of, that wasn't one of them