Greenlight

Maybe for an indie the expectations are always lower but if you have a good story and good actors it doesn't matter what budget you have, it's always possible to make a good movie. I would say the story was decent, not mindblowing but interesting to watch nonetheless. It has it's flaws though, needs more editing, and the acting was borderline, not awful but certainly not award winning either. All in all it was a nice attempt of Graham Denman to make a good movie, the result could have been better though.

Just watched this independent film and wow is all I can say . To see a movie with a couple of familiar faces including the lovely Caroline Williams mixed with some new faces that could actually act and are believable is a pleasant change . I won't give anything away but a young director gets given his chance to direct a movie and thentjings take a dramatic turn of evens . Outstanding

How far would you go to make your dreams come true? Would you beg, steal, or even murder? First time filmmaker, Jack Archer (Chase Williamson) tries to figure out what his threshold is Graham Denman's impressive Greenlight.

Jack is struggling with trying to get a feature film of his greenlit in between crummy PA gigs and soul crushing dinners with his girlfriend's disapproving family who thinks he's a bum. By pure luck, Jack gets an interview with a sleazy low budget film producer (a scene stealing Chris Browning) who takes to the young filmmaker and agrees to let him produce a script of his.

It seems like everything is finally going Jack's way until, after the first day of filming, his producer tells him that he needs to ask a big favor - he wants the last death scene in the film to be real. From then on, Greenlight becomes a twist-filled thrill ride that never lets up.

One thing you'll notice about Greenlight is that it's better acted than most indie horror films of this sort. Williamson and Browning in particular are excellent and have fantastic chemistry in their scenes together. Veteran scream queen, Caroline Williams, gets one of her better roles in years as the producer's wife who's also starring in the film within the film. It's also way better shot than most indie horror films, leaving me to wonder why something like this couldn't have played in theaters.

The script is also stronger than most films of this type, focusing more on character development and suspense than buckets of gore. In fact, there are moments that are downright Hitchcockian. While the pacing is typically good, there are a few moments towards the middle that drag a tad and some of the twists can get a little silly, but Greenlight is still a very impressive low budget horror offering and worthy of your time.

This is no masterpiece, and the premise requires a fair amount of suspension of disbelief, but I was pleasantly surprised by the decent camera work, colors used, sound editing, and overall presentation of the story. It's more of a dark comedy/drama than a horror or thriller, with some amusing, well-written scenes. The acting is mostly pretty good among its main characters, and carries the story nicely even if it has a somewhat lukewarm finale. On a day where I watched and reviewed a truly terrible horror movie with F-list actors, I was appreciative of this film's cast. The beginning minute or so made me a little nervous because it looked like it was going to be another garbage movie, but then that part ended up being an intentionally goofy scene where our protagonist was pitching a bad movie to a producer. Is it a classic? No. But if you're sick of giving chances to unknown indie films that end up exploding in your face with stupidity, you may agree that Greenlight is a surprisingly enjoyable trip into relative madness. 5.5 out of 10

I really enjoyed this movie. Excellent performances, great script and wonderful direction. Has great suspense that hooks you right away. I couldn't recommend this movie enough. I can't wait to watch it again!