The Bystander Theory

I think some of the reviews here are a little harsh. It is low budget, independent film. If you're looking for a 50 million dollar Hollywood film this aint it. Watching it through the correct lens it was fun snd entertaning. Good twist with the JFK assasination. The main cast were all good acrors for telling this story. Supporting actors more a mixed bag. If you appreciate low budget,independent film, and can avoid picking it apart like its a Hollywood release, this is a really fun movie. My wife and i come from a family of filmmakers. We found lots of reasons to enjoy this movie.

I decided to give this movie a chance.I That was an hour and thirty five minutes of my life I'll never get back. Bad writing, less than stellar acting. I would not waste your time. Don't believe those eight star ratings. I was deceived by them.

While the premise of the movie piqued my interest, the movie itself was poorly written, poorly acted, and the cinematography was on a middle school level. This had the feel of an end-of-term project for a film school class. The plot was slow-moving and although the trailer leads you to believe it's all about the JFK assassination, that figures into the storyline in a very small way. The dialogue was subpar and I never once felt like I was "in the story" with the characters. I watched it to the end with one of those "surely it's going to get better any second" attitudes. It did not.

My now deceased ex-husband (COVID) and I did the catering for this film. It was our biggest job to date. It was also the start of our divorce, which tanked the company. The director was very nice. All the crew busted their backsides. Don Javier Castillo also had a small role in this film as well as doing the food. He never updated his IMBD and thus does not show. I wish it had done better as this was a joy to work for-even in the cold, even in the winter, out in Lockhart, etc. I remember going into the house to film in different times of the night, the Ambulance, and many of the shoots in Austin and in Lockhart. Thanks for the memories.

Every Hollywood cliche piled on a thin premise. Don't bother watching it even for free