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Congratulations to all involved with this project.

posted 10 years ago by freemanpatrick7
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I have to say I'm impressed. I've read some of the dissenting reviews and well, you can't please everybody.

Considering the limited budget (seriously, a budget that would make Robert Rodriguez proud) this film really pulled it off.

The lighting was bad in parts, so bad you couldn't see what was even happening. But I found that to actually add to the suspense and tension.

The sound track was confusing. I couldn't tell what was the monster noise or just noise for effect. That too added to the tension.

There wasn't a lot of character development. But the main character, Tank, was awesome. I really felt for her every step of the way, I was rooting for her, I wanted her to succeed, I could literally feel her frustration. I even added her to my list of women who can sell kick ass. http://www.imdb.com/list/ls075353130/

I'm not particularly claustrophobic but there is no way I would have gone into such tiny confines for whatever these actors were getting - probably not even for SAG minimums. It's incredible what indie actors will do for the sake of a project.

Some of the supporting characters were well done but just didn't last long enough. But Nicole Alonso is top notch. I hope to be seeing a lot more from her in the future.

"Mortdecai is an embarrassment for all involved."

[–] seans_life 9 years ago

Having to act with lots of lines was not something that was part of this movie for sure. So to further comment on the acting I don't think we really know what some of these actors are capable of. As for character development it was lacking and maybe more of that could have been revealed earlier in the film and maybe they should have had a pause moment in what the characters thought would be a safe spot halfway through the movie where they could reveal more about people. In regards to the lighting and sound track I was ok with it and like you said it actually added suspense and tension. Finally considering the budget they had yes they did a really good job. It will be interesting to see if they do deliver a sequel like it hints at when you get to the end of this movie.