A notorious serial killer is hired to kidnap the daughter of Pittsburgh's Chief of Police when he takes up the charge against human trafficking in his city.A notorious serial killer is hired to kidnap the daughter of Pittsburgh's Chief of Police when he takes up the charge against human trafficking in his city.A notorious serial killer is hired to kidnap the daughter of Pittsburgh's Chief of Police when he takes up the charge against human trafficking in his city.
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Sara Torres
- Katie Masters
- (as Sara Taylor-Torres)
Jameson Quinn
- Checkmate
- (as James Quinn)
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Whereas most Indies that try to go with a blockbuster feel fall way short, this is one that mostly succeeds. Solid performance and pacing, strong production value and and a true twist makes this one to not be missed!
I tried by best not to comment, I don't enjoy being negative. I counted 3 of the worst scenes I've ever seen in my life before going ahead with this. All I can say is all of the good comments on here are clearly from the actors themselves of their parents. I'm questioning if my middle school drama teacher was the director of this.
...as well as the worst amateurish acting. The only barely convincing character was Arash Mokhtar as Detective Markou. Everyone else seemed half asleep, bored, or acted like it was their first ever role, with zero cast direction from the director, which I'm certain was the case here. Then there was the convoluted and plot issue-riddled screenplay that had more holes in it than Swiss cheese. Long dragged out scenes, poor pacing, choppy editing, and boring action. I get that this was a low budget amateur film by Giuseppe Lucarelli, but as a newb filmmaker, wearing so many hats is a risk, especially when you're terrible in every role: writer, producer, actor and just atrocious as a director. I've seen 5th grade drama class productions better than this. And to pick a story that has been done so many times before, and make it one of the worst, is a huge fail. At least be creative. Thus the risk failed. He should've at least consulted with a seasoned screenwriter and/or director. It's a very generous 3/10 from me... 1 for effort as a newb filmmaker, 1 for not making me fall asleep, and the other 1 for me actually making it to the end - which was lame.
I had patience to watch that movie only 15 min. Terrible acting! Storyline is so bad. Don't waste your time.
Terrible acting, terrible story & terrible production. Don't waste your time it's a load of s***e!
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- TriviaKatie is initially shot in the left arm. When she puts on the jacket in the bathroom the wound is on her right arm.
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