With two movies currently listed as in post-production, it'll be interesting to see whether Brian Farmer wastes his impressive directing skills on two more bad screenplays or if he learned anything as a writer since he whipped up Blue Call.
Everything about the production was impressive. The look, the casting, locations, etc. But the script, as almost every review has noted, was a mess. The main character starts off on a sympathetic note, if poorly developed, but halfway through the film becomes less likeable on multiple counts.
Like many indie films these days, the third act is merely a stub. There shouldn't be anything inherently flawed about film stories that are less than the old minimum standard of 85-90 minutes, but the bulk of today's 80 minute wonders seem to be written by folks who never learned the basic three act structure which facilitates adequate character and story development and accommodates a satisfying resolution.
Even worse for Blue Call, writer Farmer took a giant illogical shortcut to his ending, as if he got bored with his story or just couldn't be bothered to properly finish it.
It's worth a watch for the stylish direction, but be forewarned that the ending sucks. And if his new movies have the same problem, that will be truly sad.
Everything about the production was impressive. The look, the casting, locations, etc. But the script, as almost every review has noted, was a mess. The main character starts off on a sympathetic note, if poorly developed, but halfway through the film becomes less likeable on multiple counts.
Like many indie films these days, the third act is merely a stub. There shouldn't be anything inherently flawed about film stories that are less than the old minimum standard of 85-90 minutes, but the bulk of today's 80 minute wonders seem to be written by folks who never learned the basic three act structure which facilitates adequate character and story development and accommodates a satisfying resolution.
Even worse for Blue Call, writer Farmer took a giant illogical shortcut to his ending, as if he got bored with his story or just couldn't be bothered to properly finish it.
It's worth a watch for the stylish direction, but be forewarned that the ending sucks. And if his new movies have the same problem, that will be truly sad.