Bestseller

I saw BESTSELLER on opening night in Cheboygan, MI at the Opera House, starring Melissa Anschutz, DJ Perry, and Ralph Lister. Based on the novel BESTSELLER by Christopher Knight and was very pleased with the movie. It is a suspense thriller that keeps you on your toes from the start. A beautiful woman on vacation alone in a cabin, in the wild woods of Northern Michigan, being stalked by a madman. Perfectly terrifying! One of the best things about this movie is the way the plot twists. Just when you think you know what will happen next, it turns around in an instant without giving too much away. The characters are all very memorable and well portrayed. This movie will strike terror into you and make you afraid to walk in the woods alone. I loved it!

I loved the book, so of course I watched the movie! I loved the camera work - very artistic with some original ideas. There were several scenes where I felt drawn in even more because of the techniques used. Melissa Anschutz was fantastic in the lead role of Anne Harper! I felt she was very believable and really brought me into the story, making me feel that I was there with her, experiencing everything myself. With the character of Anne having so much time on camera - and so much time alone - the wrong actress could have quickly brought the movie to its knees, but Melissa Anschutz did a great job of keeping me hooked until the last minute. Nice job, everyone!

Watched this movie last night 6-11-22 and it was great. Started a little slow but not too bad. Mellisa and DJ Perry were fantastic. I was told not to watch this movie alone so my wife watched it with me. This movie becomes intense towards the end. Over all I have rated it a 10 and I highly recommend it.

My wife and I saw the movie in Lansing MI on Tuesday July 21st.

Well done everyone involved.

You made my wife jump a couple times.

The acting was superb! From Melissa Anschutz, DJ Perry, Terrence Knox to Anthony Hornus any many more not mentioned.

Great job with the sound design / composing Dennis Therrian.

I enjoyed seeing northern Michigan as a backdrop.

You showed some of the beauty of this wonderful state.

Wish you guys all the success with this movie.

Hope many people see it!

BESTSELLER is a Michigan-made movie worth seeing, if only to confirm that competent Wolverine film crews and casts can come together to create high-value, high-tension entertainment. Melissa Anschutz and DJ Perry team up once again under the skillful direction of Chrissy Rohn to deliver riveting performances even if some scenes are drawn out a bit too long. Good hand-held camera work brings the viewer into the chases and establishes a voyeuristic point of view during the shower and bedroom scenes that does not exceed standards of decency. Terror grows as horror is established more in the mind than on screen but the loud echoes of Hitchcock and Stephen King were a bit overpowering in my book diminishing what was starting to be a pure white knuckles experience. My criticism here is minor in the wake of what writers Travis Goddard and Chris Knight and director Rohn have brought to the screen, As the identify of the bad guy or guys comes to light, viewers will continue to be surprised by twists and turns and left to wonder if Bestseller II is in the offing. If or when Bestseller comes to your city, be sure to see it, if only to support home-grown talent. You won't be disappointed in any case.