Girl in Golden Gate Park

GGGP is a well-made low-budget independent film at it's best. A good script, as is usually the case by indie filmmaker and San Franciscan JP Allen, combined with pretty cinematography, especially of San Francisco, good directing, acting, editing... keeps the interesting story moving along.

I enjoy a movie even more when I think about it for days later. Girl in Golden Gate Park has various intriguing plot twists that had kept me pondering throughout the evening and into my week when I first saw it online last year. It's not a simple movie, but full of rich images of San Francisco, lovely close ups of emotion (or lack there of) and an appealing sound track. It's enigmatic, mysterious and can be quite tense with the character development. When I was finally able to see it "on the big screen" the beautiful cinematography was more appreciated. I'm equally impressed with the concise and natural dialog J P Allen creates for all of his small group of supporting players. It's certainly timely to review loss and revenge in this time of misplacement and grief for so many people trying to live in a proper home. I enjoy a story that's so good at making me dislike even the face of the "bad guy" and looking forward to their demise. It's not a subject that some story lines can easily achieve. Cheering for the lost and despondent person(s) takes some creativity in well developed characters. I'm impressed with the choices of all actors helping procure such a beautiful story of truth and lessons learned.

It's a good time to binge watch all of Allan's Coffee and Language films. Girl in Golden Gate Park is so far my favorite, but so have all of his films....they keep changing themes with unpredictable outcomes.

San Francisco shines in the hands of this cinematographer. Absolutely beautiful shots throughout. This is easily the best San Francisco centric indie film I've seen.

Strong performances. A real sense of real San Francisco. Stunning visuals. Well worth the time and emotional investment to watch the story unfold. But the true hero of the story is always, if it's a JP Allen movie, the backdrop of San Francisco. JP's blood runs thick with the lifeblood of The City flowing though his veins, and sees the City as no other filmmaker.

Wow. Was pretty blown away. For what seems a simple indie movie this has legs and class for miles. Not only was it repeatedly stunning but the pacing and characterization was excellent. Not the usual indie but something much more skilled and sophisticated. Suspenseful, Poignant and moving while keeping a nice quirky sense of humor. Really not what I was expecting. You should watch this.