Monday, February 26, 2007

Off The Chain

FILM REVIEW
FILM: Off The Chain
DIRECTOR: JustinReade
LINK: http://films.thelot.com/films/
7711

PROS: Some comical moments and visuals.
CONS: Flat cinematography and editing, pointless story and weak characters.

RATING: 2.5 / 5

COMMENTS:
A director needs to recognize competent production value when it comes to their film. This a film that looses its edge because of flat lighting and composition - it's cinematographic flaws rob it's intended humor and makes it seem uninteresting and uninspired despite of it's donkeys and dikes. And once again, the characters are just falling leaves that simply drift with the winds of coincidence. All the character are simple victims of circumstances that befall them and do nothing to drive the story. This makes it boring because it doesn't offer the characters or even the viewer a challenge.

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