Stuck

Saw STUCK this week at the Woodstock, NY film fest. I haven't posted a review before, but this film was so special that I wanted to share. I loved it. The story is quite creative, with some unexpected twists. The talented cast, great story, and very very special music make this a truly unique film. Overall, this is a gem. Looking forward to distribution so more audiences can experience it.

The music would be a sound track that i would glad add with The Greatest Showman.

The low budget film is not bad, but it is just really far removed from reality. I cannot imagine being in public transport, having all these highly unlikely interactions and conversations. Hence, I cannot get into the story at all.

Just saw Stuck at the Breckenridge Film Festival in Colorado and I have to say it's easily one of my new favorite movies. I was worried it was gonna be a little froofy cause it's a musical, but it wound up being powerful, emotional, and hysterical. It never bothered me that they broke into song. The music was incredible, a blend of a whole bunch of styles so that each of the main characters had a unique voice. It was a simple enough premise- six strangers stuck on a NYC subway- but I feel like I really got to know these characters and can't stop thinking about what's gonna happen to them now. Though I related to just about everyone in the film, even if you don't, the story is so universal you're bound to identify with one of the characters. I'm never gonna look at a stranger the same way again.

You have to hunt to find this gem (literally, check R/T), which tries, and mostly succeeds, to be an honest but unifying force. Giancarlo Esposito's superb portrayal of a subway bum is the exact opposite of the simmering, fastidious heavy in the long running Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul series. Half the music is excellent, especially Giancarlo singing (a non- Patsy Cline) "Crazy". But the other half is Broadway sing-song boiler plate, which is why I didn't make it a 10.