Look to the Light

Wow, what a fantastic first venture in to independent film making from Chris Manoe, and everyone Agency 105. At a first glance, this seemingly basic storyline is one of love, loss, family ties and the true price of fame. The soundtrack offers support to the complex changes in the story and character development. The Cinematographer has clearly understood the assignment here, and I'm excited to see what the future holds for their next film. Bright stars in all categories. A shout out to Mark Moraghan who plays Martin, I felt he was the gel that held the family together. I had heard that he wasn't the first choice for the role and took the gig with only a week before filming! Incredible stuff. Thank you for creating something with substance that challenges the way we see ourselves.

Only watched it as I couldn't stop. For some reason (must have been bad in a previous life) I had to watch til the end. Secondary school/Am Dram acting, with no character depth. To think the writer/director actually believes anyone watching would be in anyway surprised when the painfully drawn out plot twist is revealed is hilarious. The biggest shock of all is how many crew members and the directors family have written reviews giving 9/10, believing readers will actually believe they're legit. Give your teenage kids an iPhone and they will make a better film; hell they probably already have..

Thought provoking film on interpersonal relationships, impacts of decisions and living with the consequences.

The start, slow at first, depicts the start of a spiral as a result of decisions.

Although the film speaks to a relationship between parties, it further challenges the impact of a family on this relationship - the meddling, the lack of understanding l, etc.

There are trigger warnings in this film - be aware prior to watching. However it is a well thought out and narrated film that had me glued to the screen, through the happy and the guy wrenching moments.

The review rating the film has received perhaps more accurately depicts persons whom did not make it past the initial slow start.

I just could not stop watching because in got intrigued by how the creators of this movie attempted again and again, in almost literally every scene, to invoke a sense of tension, drama and finger-pointing life-lessons by just piling up cliché characters with a shallow storyline, over-acting characters and - what I thought was most annoying of all - continuous dramatic music.

Even if there is not tension whatsoever in a scene, the music will built up, increase in tension to reach avclimax while the script/scene does not deliver any drama or tension. It's literally exhausting because the brain gets mixed signals all the time. By the second part of the movie, you will just start ignoring the music alltogether because it's so out-of-sync that it's not credible anymore. A bit like a child who always makes jokes about being hurt, and then when actually gets hurt nobody reactis anymore.

I always do try to watch these kinds of movies till the end because it usually makes me appreciate the next movie I watch so much more LOL.

This film takes you on a journey, the cinematography, writing, music and acting all come together to create what is a memorable and thought provoking film.

I feel the subject matter is not one that is touched on enough in movies, it looks at what goes on in the mind of someone who wants fast track fame through reality tv and the effect it has on his relationships. It's intriguing and interesting to see the reality behind reality tv.

The character development (which I know is a bit of a film buzz word) Is truly there. The characters really go on a journey and you are there gripped with them the entire time.

Some might think they see where this film is going but at the last minute I do believe it surprises you. This film is not predictable like most movies. It is an independent movie that competes way above its weight class.

Most certainly worth a watch.