![]() I felt like I was supposed to be scared or thrilled but everything was moving so slow I was usually left just watching, unengaged. The film plays slow, and not "slow burn", just slow. There were some technical shots going on but usually at the cost of performance and story telling. First, a look at his page reveals he is a cinematographer (he was also DP on this film, that's a lot of hats for a feature). ![]() I'm going to group those since they were done by the same guy, Anthony J. I think, even with the acting, there is potential in the film, but it all fell flat due to the direction/editing. He fear noises really drew me out of the moment. Alex Saxon was a point of awkwardness for me. I think his strengths come from playing more fringe characters, less 'everyman'. Tyler Mane will always feel like a giant to me, and it was hard, but not impossible, to see him as a family man. ![]() Sometimes it felt like dementia, sometimes if felt like he was tired and ready to go home. Muse Watson, the patriarch with dementia, often felt way over the top as he went in and out of lucidity. The story definitely had potential for thrills, and each character is memorable in their own way, and that is something you don't often find in indie horrors/thrillers, especially first timers like Geerlings. There are a few forced moments, where the emotion just shows up instead of being earned organically, but that could be in part to the directing and editing, which I will get to later. It offers characters with interesting drama and characterization, and a villain with a purpose. Tyler Mane's new company offers us a passable thriller that ultimately never truly thrills. Compound Fracture feels like a first outing, and it is.
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