Girl in Golden Gate Park

The acting was superb, the cinematography was stunning, and the storyline was compelling!

I found myself rooting out loud for our heroine.

Girl in Golden Gate Park was overall, a great time.

The film was more than just escapist entertainment, it also dealt with the very relevant issue of wealth inequality which is at epidemic proportions in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area.

I enjoy a movie even more when I think about it for days later. Girl in Golden Gate Park has various intriguing plot twists that had kept me pondering throughout the evening and into my week when I first saw it online last year. It's not a simple movie, but full of rich images of San Francisco, lovely close ups of emotion (or lack there of) and an appealing sound track. It's enigmatic, mysterious and can be quite tense with the character development. When I was finally able to see it "on the big screen" the beautiful cinematography was more appreciated. I'm equally impressed with the concise and natural dialog J P Allen creates for all of his small group of supporting players. It's certainly timely to review loss and revenge in this time of misplacement and grief for so many people trying to live in a proper home. I enjoy a story that's so good at making me dislike even the face of the "bad guy" and looking forward to their demise. It's not a subject that some story lines can easily achieve. Cheering for the lost and despondent person(s) takes some creativity in well developed characters. I'm impressed with the choices of all actors helping procure such a beautiful story of truth and lessons learned.

It's a good time to binge watch all of Allan's Coffee and Language films. Girl in Golden Gate Park is so far my favorite, but so have all of his films....they keep changing themes with unpredictable outcomes.

When I moved here 30 plus years ago I was awestruck by the the beauty of Golden Gate Park. I moved here in December and to experience the exotic lushness after only knowing Central Park or Boston Common as my touchstones seemed...well the difference was otherworldly, I was totally enchanted. But beautiful as it was it was it was hard for me to establish roots as there was a recession and jobs were difficult to come by. Having ridden that rollercoaster and survived I have an enormous appreciation for this poetic piece by J.P. Allen, writer, director and Cathy Montosa his life partner and producer in simultaneously evoking a place and a time in conflict. A beautiful place where we feel, we know we belong but fate and circumstances are conspiring against us. To incorporate such stunning imagery with a suspenseful storyline is an achievement. All 3 women deliver Bravero performances or is that bravera because I think the establishing of 3 female main characters was a brave stroke of genius. I especially appreciated the special attention to the sound track, it added so much to feel of the film. A lovely thought provoking film. This is what independent film is all about,

GGGP is a well-made low-budget independent film at it's best. A good script, as is usually the case by indie filmmaker and San Franciscan JP Allen, combined with pretty cinematography, especially of San Francisco, good directing, acting, editing... keeps the interesting story moving along.

As someone who lives 4 blocks from GG Park, I would have enjoyed this film just for the visuals alone. It's that magical a place, and the film does a marvelous job of showing it.

Needless to say, there's a gripping story, solid soundtrack and cinematography, and good acting, as well. It's a quiet movie, for the most part, that sneaks up on you with some unsettling goings-on.

Kudos to the writer/director, and the entire crew of this unique indie.