Porches and Private Eyes

I really wish this wasn't recommend to me on Amazon. I kept watching because I wanted to see if it would get any better. It wasn't just a stupid sappy Hallmark movie. It was as if this was these actors first time acting. Absolutely TERRIBLE and such a waste of my time. Really makes me wonder who in the world actually enjoyed this!

Very sad waste of film... Kept hoping it would get better. It didn't.

This story starts out far too slow, but once into it you will want to see where it goes. And moving on through the story you do get a strong feeling this is a "home-made" movie- one where pretty well everybody involved knows everybody else.

Yes, the acting isn't of the Hollywood level, but in truth, that is a wonderful thing. You know these folks are working at being better and are working together to make this story happen.

And as stories go, this one is well put together. Kind of like one of those mystery books you come across in the library of a totally unknown author, and you realize it might have been their first book, but is still a great story line.

Truth is, we almost quit it about a third of the way into it, but then decided to really give these folks a chance. And at the end, seeing the credits, we were glad to have done so. This really was put together by a group of folks that know each other.

Where else will you see, in alphabetical order, the names of ALL the extras as well as all of those who donated via Kickstart to make this happen? The folks that made this story appreciate everybody that helped make it happen. And the end of the story does make it worth while.

Marilyn Cupit who played Patsy Lynn was the only person who could act. She was a believable character and in my opinion did a great job. The other members of the cast were terrible and I hope were not paid. The plot was confusing and did not deliver a good story. I liked the music which added a comedic flair but at times was too much, over used or seemed to overpower the spoken words. The writer/producer/diector was Travis Mills who despite being from Equador did seem to accomplish creating a movie with a Southern setting. Of course it helped they filmed in Mississippi ! Typical of the South, where there is a church on every corner, he chose to begin the movie with the town going to church. Next the ladies went to lunch in a restaurant located in an old house like where I used to go to in Alabama which also had a white linen tablecloth. They all drank iced sweet tea. And of course to no surprise , the film made sure to have good old Southern cheese grits. The scenery was beautiful including a big white house with columns, lush green trees and shrubs, and red pink flowers in bloom typical of Spring. A scene with pouring rain also confirmed the location. The only thing Travis Mills missed was a Confederate Flag! I did not understand why he chose one token black man to be in the story? I thought that was a major mistake. Obviously this was a low budget movie by a novice film maker from a foreign country. However, I congratualate Mr. Mills for a noble effort.

This movie is a good example of actors who thought they could act. After viewing this movie you will really appreciate actors who identify with their role. Nice try.