Zipper69
Joined Jan 2003
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As others have noted the entire premise of this screenplay is more than a little ridiculous. Too many glaring plot holes to count and a villain that, although obviously deranged was not believable despite some classic scenery chewing by Andy Cerkiss. Sp?.
It bothered me until I realised what was wrong. The entire story would have been entirely believable if it had been set in THE UNITED STATES.
The rest of the World accepts that America is full of nutters who kill and maim without reason, and there are endless remote locations in the Lower Forty Eight where the villain could believably have a "secret lair". But, starting in London and venturing into the frozen North of Europe was simply not believable.
The ending (no spoiler) indicates what was intended from the start.
It bothered me until I realised what was wrong. The entire story would have been entirely believable if it had been set in THE UNITED STATES.
The rest of the World accepts that America is full of nutters who kill and maim without reason, and there are endless remote locations in the Lower Forty Eight where the villain could believably have a "secret lair". But, starting in London and venturing into the frozen North of Europe was simply not believable.
The ending (no spoiler) indicates what was intended from the start.
The first time director, Frenchman, Joss Refauvelet has hit the ground running with this movie. It moves along at a cracking pace and keeps you guessing right up to the end. The tagline of "Black Mirror meets Christine" sums it up exactly.
No big names in the cast, just quality actors, but special mention of Javier Ordonez and the lovely Kimberly Rogers, and a smart script by John-Arthur Ingram (a 2019 AMAA nominee for "Lara and The Beat" 2018)that doesn't hang around.
The filming locale of Ventura, California makes a glittery background to the story and the title PRND makes sense if you pay attention. Coming in well under two hours, this is truly a fun filled movie!
No big names in the cast, just quality actors, but special mention of Javier Ordonez and the lovely Kimberly Rogers, and a smart script by John-Arthur Ingram (a 2019 AMAA nominee for "Lara and The Beat" 2018)that doesn't hang around.
The filming locale of Ventura, California makes a glittery background to the story and the title PRND makes sense if you pay attention. Coming in well under two hours, this is truly a fun filled movie!
Jim always researches foreign locations to give him material to riff on.
A classic example is the first episode of this show, filmed in Canada, the audience was interested, amused and responsive to Jim's cracks.
Barcelona was 180 degrees away from that. Jim's material was as good and fresh as ever but the audience response was muted and never warmed up over the entire set.
Even if the audience was mostly Spanish, I have to assume their English comprehension was good enough to know and appreciate Jim's work, but they were woefully short of showing they "got" the many local references.
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