Deceit

Now and then a film comes along that makes you think Edison's invention of the movie camera should have gotten him tried and convicted for committing crimes against humanity. This is one such film, and should be avoided at all costs.

No spoilers as you really need to experience this performance art piece uninformed. I was really caught by surprise by this film as I actually thought I was renting another. At first your jaw just drops at the unbelievably insane dialog spewed rat-a-tat like an old 50'd hardboiled potboiled and overripe melodrama but the performers really pull it off and slowly, like a crack fueled David Mamet play, you are drawn in. It is nothing more than a filmed stage play but its got such cool filmic touches that its not like most filmed plays. Its actually even more constrained than a stage play. So constrained that you find yourself inescapably sucked into the madness of the piece. all the actors are outstanding as I can't imagine a more challenging piece to perform. Of particular note are Norbert Weisser, for the sheer thrill of his commitment to his bizarre character and Samantha Phillips who somehow manages to anchor the nightmare into a sort of reality where you care about what's going on. Scott Paulin also is both hilarious and frightening in the same moment. I mean he becomes as frightening a character as you'll ever see. Hell, the whole cast is wonderful. It's like an off off Broadway experimental play by way of the Twilight Zone. At it even has a heartfelt ending with a real cautionary warning that is as absurd as it is absolutely true. Remarkable! My only complaint is the sound quality was uneven and the picture was a wee too dark at times. Bravo!

How can a film with two aliens, hardly any violence, where a beautiful and for them, unattainable women, postpone their journey, back to their planet in a film that virtually takes place in one sh..ty room, just relying on a lot of dialogue, work. Just ask Albert Pyun (Cyborg, Dangerously Close). The dialogue works to the conflict of situation between the three extremely well acted principals, esp. Scott Paulin and bare bra'd and pantie'd Phillips is definite eye candy, a luscious lovely you could just eat up. The two pitiable aliens use deceptive tactics and manipulated lies to score with this hottie, while Phillips is playing the two to survive. We can see right, where she's coming from, as the others. Basically, it's a movie acted on ulterior motives. Don't ask me how it works, but it does, but like Pyun's other films, are just of average quality, discounting Dangerously Close, his first and best. A lot of them are for directors. Yeah, you probably expected all this action and violence, right? You won't get it here, sunshine. What you get instead is a horror/thriller of interactive dialogue, which it's story rests mostly on lies, though it is hard to separate the truth from the bull, which is what makes the movie fun, especially concerning the baddies, where you really wanna believe they're telling the truth, but you could only be reaching. You might even be sad to see the aliens move on at the end, one moment, strangely interrupted by an inspirational music score.