I actually saw this before it was entirely finished, since I was friends with the director, William, at the time. Parts were a little slow, and the person cast as the "romantic lead" was way too young for the part, but altogether it wasn't a bad first effort. My major complaints were that the plot wasn't terribly believable and the "aging" on the lead was just silver hair spray. There was an interesting twist at the end, though, when you find out who the bad guy really is. I think that was my favorite part in the movie. Of course, it was the END (and if William ever reads this, he will probably never forgive me!)!
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Great Cinematographie
wolfhell8821 December 2010
Warning: Spoilers
Despite the fact, that Stefan Lysenko in the role as Father William looks much too young to have served 1971 in Vietnam this is a very interesting little film with a great cinematographic style.
It is about a conspiracy in the catholic church. Father William, a Vietnam Veteran, who promised to dedicate his life to God when surviving the war, is witness, when his best friend gets murdered. His murderers think, he has told anything to William so they sent out a sexy Femme Fatale (Carla Sofia Lescius in a fine role).
She seduces him and gives him acid so he would tell the truth. Father William is now on his acid trip. When he came back from his trip he finds out more about the conspiracy but falls in love with the girl. Bad for him: Frank Love (William Smith, good as always as the bad guy) and his mobsters think, that Father William knows much more than he tells.
It finally comes to one last showdown ...
Great music, brilliant cinematography, who pays references to Roger Corman's "The Trip", a fascinating but sometimes confusing story and great actors even in the supporting roles. The bad guys here are the best actors from the US-Independent scene: William Smith as mobster Frank, the always great Joe Estevez, Robert Z'Dar (who gets killed much too soon here) as Dino in a very funny role, Airwolfs Jan-Michael Vincent and Timothy "That's my Bush" Bottoms.
This film is really worth to watch. Give it a try!
It is about a conspiracy in the catholic church. Father William, a Vietnam Veteran, who promised to dedicate his life to God when surviving the war, is witness, when his best friend gets murdered. His murderers think, he has told anything to William so they sent out a sexy Femme Fatale (Carla Sofia Lescius in a fine role).
She seduces him and gives him acid so he would tell the truth. Father William is now on his acid trip. When he came back from his trip he finds out more about the conspiracy but falls in love with the girl. Bad for him: Frank Love (William Smith, good as always as the bad guy) and his mobsters think, that Father William knows much more than he tells.
It finally comes to one last showdown ...
Great music, brilliant cinematography, who pays references to Roger Corman's "The Trip", a fascinating but sometimes confusing story and great actors even in the supporting roles. The bad guys here are the best actors from the US-Independent scene: William Smith as mobster Frank, the always great Joe Estevez, Robert Z'Dar (who gets killed much too soon here) as Dino in a very funny role, Airwolfs Jan-Michael Vincent and Timothy "That's my Bush" Bottoms.
This film is really worth to watch. Give it a try!
This is a great film.It is a real acid trip.
lolo-onthebeach7 January 2008
The story line is excellent. THe two lead actors give outstanding performances. The psychedelics effects and editing are top notch. This movie is sure to become a cult classic. The music selection is great, it matches the scenes perfectly. The sound mix is also good.
I give the movie 10 stars. I can't find a trailer on any of the internet sites. A friend of mine had a VHS copy of the film, including the trailer. It was awesome. I liked seeing some real Vietnam footage mixed in with the movie. The opening credit sequence blew me away. I would like to see this movie on the big screen, in theaters. Where can I see the movie?
I give the movie 10 stars. I can't find a trailer on any of the internet sites. A friend of mine had a VHS copy of the film, including the trailer. It was awesome. I liked seeing some real Vietnam footage mixed in with the movie. The opening credit sequence blew me away. I would like to see this movie on the big screen, in theaters. Where can I see the movie?
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