Disconnect

LOW BUDGET FILM, dont waste your time. I'm easy to please as far as movies go, but...

Only for those with flexible minds that are able to navigate the twists and turns of a plotline like this. It held my interest throughout and proved that "low budget" doesn't necessarily equate to "waste of time".

When Haley Simmons' mother dies from an apparent heart attack, she is inconsolable. Three months later, her boyfriend Dylan and best friend Cathy are there for her. She discovers an old telephone that can call into the past like w time traveling telephone invented by her grandfather. What begins as fun becomes serious, Haley investigates her mother's death and could the present be changed. Her mother's sudden death may have been preventable but how. I bought this DVD because of the actor, Michael Muhney, who plays Dylan in it. The director has written and directed a believable film. They filmed on located in Monticello and Urbana, Illinois. The film is a nice departure from Hollywood. The cast do a fine job in their roles. There are a few unanswered questions. I enjoyed Devorah Richards as Sonya Simmons, Haley's mother. There are few criticisms towards what happened that afternoon in the house.

Just finished watching a screening of Disconnect and I am impressed. The storyline was well plotted with a continuity that is absent in a lot of other films of its kind. The action flows almost flawlessly when it matters and delivers a memorable ending. The acting was very natural, the camera work and angles well shot, and the story itself held my interest by keeping me guessing all the way to the end. Good musical score throughout, too. Anyone who liked the Butterfly Effect or Frequency will certainly appreciate Disconnect.

Robin Christian Peters is a formidable new film maker whom I expect to see great things from in the years to come. When this film is released I predict it will do very well.

I'll be honest, I'm really into these kinds of movies, so it really scratched all my itches. I had a lot of fun with it. Give it a try, you might not like it but maybe you will.