First, congratulations to every company that manages to get a low budget script filmed. This one I think is worth having been made, if only for some of the outstanding acting and intriguing writing. Oblique, might be a better adjective to use, since I'm pretty sure the writer, director, and actors know why everything happens. I'm not sure I do, and that's not a bad thing. I have questions, which would raise discussion had I been with others while watching the film. That's a good thing. It seemed to me Det. Kelley was part of the situation. Yet, he could just step away, but Det. Rawlings can't? Surely there's a much larger motivation in play for Dr. Brinkman, other than a follow up published study. Those aren't all. I loved the set-up then thwart twists. Pull that rug out from under our heroes' feet. As for being on solid ground, give the DP, or director if that's the case, a high-five for some of the really interesting camera angles, and the actors for finding their spots when those angles were tight. I especially liked one characters face (I knew who it was immediately) being framed in the wood trim of the front door. Great synergy between visual and character. Sets and design are minimal, and work. There are a couple of stellar character portrayals, others good, one that jumps out for the wrong reasons. It isn't awful. It just pops out because everyone else is on a more believable level. I'd recommend this film, if only for the ambiguity of it. It has holes, isn't neatly tied up with a bow. At least, not for me. Some, I'm sure, believe they "get it". But with an inventive script and room to question, "What about...?" A great catalyst to start a conversation. Starting at the beginning, why is a bag of cash dropped and found by a woman being watched the inciting event? It was intriguing enough for me to keep with it. I'm glad I did. I really appreciated the performances and slyly crafted script.
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