Blast

Well, the star of the movie in my opinion is yes, Blake Heron. I gave this movie a ten because of the performance of Mr.Heron. Now, because of this performance I have seen his other credits and a T.V Series "Rescue 77" caught my eye. In this he played a disturbed teenager. Who goes psycho at school with a rifle. It was a small part yet he made it come to life. He really puts 100% into his characters. My conclusion is that there is something remarkable about this young man.

I rented this from my local video store, not expecting much, but I was really surprised. This movie was thoughtful, smart, had great acting and had a genuine emotional depth I hardly ever see in these kinds of films. It also seemed very well directed. Although I'm no expert, I thought it looked a whole lot better than most movies I see in the theaters. It made me think of Stand By Me, as if these were the same characters a little older and in a different time. I liked how the writer tried to make a point about how small miscommunications can grow into disasters. Watching the movie, you can pick out lots of places where a bit of honesty between the characters would have averted the bigger troubles to come. Overall, it seemed pretty ambitious for a independent movie.

I also did not work on this movie but unlike the person who left a comment about how the film seemed to purposely have music targeted for a youth audience (duh! It's a youth-oriented film), I thought the film was very professional, ably directed, well-acted and at least tried to tell an intelligent story that appealed to the younger crowd that might be tired of all these moronic sex comedies.

I don't get how anyone gives this movie a diss review. I thought it was awesome. The actors were really good and the movie looks really cool with lots of cool scenes. The only thing I didn't get is why they released the dvd full frame when the movie was obviously really widescreen when it was shot. The guy who directed the movie made it look as good as any movie I ever see in the theaters, hands down. I think maybe the people who don't like it don't like seeing kids swearing but that's how kids talk and this movie seemed really to know what it's like to be a teenager these days. If you're going to get your panties in a bun because of the violence or swearing then go watch Lassie. I like finding movies that other people miss and Blast was great. Liesel Matthews is a hottie. The director Martin Schenk did a realistic slick movie about how teens are without making all the teens in the movie more interesting than most teens really are. It's what i hate about most teen movies because none of my friends talk the way they do on shows like Gilmore Girls when they sound the same as the adults do.

This film seemed more interested in getting teenagers to like it than in getting a story told. The music in the film is an obvious attempt at drawing in a younger audience...how else would you explain such "hip music" playing at such inappropriate times in the film? Often, the music is extremely distracting.

Not to say that there's much to distract us from...you get unrealistic teenage stereotypes that we're supposed to relate with on some level, dialogue written by a forty year old desperately trying to channel a 16 year old, and a painfully predictable storyline that wants to show us that people can change... dramatically... with no reason, thought, or logic involved whatsoever.

In the end, the film comes right out and says, "this was about reality". I'm not sure what that line meant...and i'm not sure that a hip soundtrack will help me through any of the incoherent babble littered throughout this film.