When the Starlight Ends

In most movies (all movies) editing can make or break a movie. This is the case with When the Starlight Ends, it broke it. It was confusing and choppy. I am only giving this movie 3 ( and I am being generous) stars because I liked Arabella Oz and Sam Heughan. Although they had zero chemistry I did like the funny moments they shared. I would have liked to see how it was originally intended to be seen. The talent of Sam Heughan was a total waste of his talent. They also should have let him keep his accent. I don't normally give negative reviews or reviews at all. If you see this movie just enjoy Sam.

I couldn't even finish it. Sam is such a good actor, but this was hard to watch.

I've heard a director once saying: "Directors have a huge responsibility, they can make or break a performance." Movie editors too, and I strongly believe the whole crew is very important.

Here, at some point, everyone failed, and it was a pain to watch.

Besides a horrible script, Sam didn't have a chance with an American accent. Instead of acting you can literally see him thinking about the words he must pronounce. Not to mention the bad edits and fake green screen demise. Oh well. At least David Arquette wasn't bad. As far as the other actors they were all pretty bad but Sam and the agent took the cake on the overacting curse. Oy.

Oh, what a pity... This could've been a really good film, actually. I thought it had some intereting ingredients: an intriguing story about love and loss, coping with the consequences of the choices we make, the price people pay to follow their calling or achieve success, handling regret, all charmingly sprinkled with a touch of existential pondering. Also, a great match for the lead role and good supporting role actors.

I don't know what else was wrong about making this film besides apparently very little funding. Poor directing, editing, camera work? A dire need for more close-ups? Different camera lenses? A little bit of everything?

Also, it was disappointing to see the lead actors' potential squandered in a chaotic feature, on roles that could've been much better.

Needless to say that the final product turned out pretty mangled and felt a bit dull. Too bad...