Paydirt

This movie is just dirt. Since it's a short film I thought it would be captivating from start to finish. But the opposite is true. It's hard to watch this one all the way to the end. The acting is very bad. The story is simple and the execution dull and without humor. This is not recommended.

This movie dragged n it was so bad I dozed off twice.

What a mess. Riddled with plot issues, long dragged out scenes, ridiculous and unnecessary dialogue, and a cheesy unorganized story that a 5th-grader would write. Cinematography was the only decent part, and the score not bad for a B-grade film. The director failed at directing his cast, that even the seasoned B-actors seemed like it was their first acting gig. I'm a fan of Luke Goss, and this was his worst film. Val Kilmer seemed drunk and bored throughout. I struggled to stay awake. Huge pass.

Ok-not made on iPhone. That's an insult to why an iPhone can do.

Really embarrassing, mostly for Val Kilmer, and his daughter, who clearly can't act. Which is amazing, given she is supposed to be playing his daughter. Zero attempt has been made to even make Val's dub remotely sound like him. He barely looks like he wants to be there, and the dubbing is rubbish. His appearance is hard to not be distracted by, and the embarrassing camera angles (shots behind his back while he's speaking) are just sad.

Also, it's just boring.

Well, this 2020 crime thriller from writer and director Christian Sesma was a pretty straight forward movie experience. Maybe to the point where it became overly generic.

The storyline was adequate, although it didn't really offer anything new or overly innovative to the genre. In fact, there was nothing much here in "Paydirt" that haven't been seen in previous similar movies. That sort of kept the movie back a bit.

The characters in the movie were adequate, but it just felt a bit underplayed. I feel that most characters could have been much more interesting if they were given more in-depth personalities and stories.

They did, however, have an adequate assembly of casted actors and actresses. Normally, I am not much of a fan of Luke Goss, but he actually carried "Paydirt" quite well. And I was expecting Val Kilmer to have more of a bigger role, as he was listed on the front cover/poster of the movie. And truth be told, the movie's cover/poster was actually interesting, and it was the reason why I ended up sitting down to watch it.

There was an okay amount of action in the movie, which definitely helped to make the movie watchable and keep the otherwise generic and mundane storyline afloat.

All in all, this is just another run-of-the-mill crime thriller. So if you enjoy that genre, then chances are that you will find enjoyment in "Paydirt". I found the movie to be mediocre entertainment actually. As such, my rating of the movie lands on a five out of ten stars.