Monday, August 02, 2010
Michael Allen
Director/writer: Francis Xavier.
Metropolis Pictures Entertainment is the production company behind the independent thriller Poe. The film creates some loose connections between the character Jonathon Poe (Stelio Savante) and the famous American writer Edgar Allan Poe. This picture was recently completed in June and the film also stars Felissa Rose, David Fine, and Gene Silvers. Poe makes a bloody mess with a cannibalistic theme while the low production values and poor acting threaten to torpedo Poe's ship.
The film begins with Jonathon Poe being propositioned with a biography from an agent and part-time girlfriend. After some humming and hawing Poe takes on the job only to find himself in an orgy of mutilation, disfigurement, and murder. You see, Dr. Andrew Casey, Poe's subject, likes to make meat and hamburger out of the local prostitutes and wannabe actresses hanging out around Hollywood. Enter a moral dilemna and thankfully Poe comes to a quick end.
The screener that was sent to this reviewer shows some poor lighting, cheap film, and low grade acting, which might leave one groaning at either the dialogue, or the film's premise. An interaction between a part-time killing limo driver and an aspiring actress is especially awkward and one's hand might reach for the fast-forward or off buttons on the closest remote, early. Yet, the film continues. Dark lighting, some type of low quality digital film, and an almost inaudible soundtrack compete for worst film element.
Felissa Rose as pathologist Amy Short is one of the only exceptions in the acting department and the film does conclude, so there are some positives, too. Rose plays a competent and passionate medical doctor, who hopes to break the case on a series of disappearances. Her examination of a mutilated corpse is especially well done, but the most satisfaction comes from the credit roll, which occurs at the relatively light hundred and five minute mark.
To release later this year, once distribution is secured, Poe is a dismal film, with a dismal theme, which could use some brightening up in the characterizations. The film may undergo some final touch-ups before release, but this copy was very poor. Perhaps low-budget independent thrillers are your thing. If so, more details on the film are below.
Directing techniques/staging of action: 5.5 (are there any directing techniques used? too many stable, unmoving camera work, switch up the angles a little, nothing interesting in the staging of action).
Acting/believability/consistency: 6 (do not even know where to begin here).
Lighting/setting: 5 (turn up the lights during day scenes, use some interesting lighting sources, looks very dull and drab).
Overall: 5.5 out of 10.
Poe on Facebook:
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The film's website:
The Poe Official Website
Another film from director Francis Xavier entitled Night Cry:
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Metropolis Pictures Entertainment is the production company behind the independent thriller Poe. The film creates some loose connections between the character Jonathon Poe (Stelio Savante) and the famous American writer Edgar Allan Poe. This picture was recently completed in June and the film also stars Felissa Rose, David Fine, and Gene Silvers. Poe makes a bloody mess with a cannibalistic theme while the low production values and poor acting threaten to torpedo Poe's ship.
The film begins with Jonathon Poe being propositioned with a biography from an agent and part-time girlfriend. After some humming and hawing Poe takes on the job only to find himself in an orgy of mutilation, disfigurement, and murder. You see, Dr. Andrew Casey, Poe's subject, likes to make meat and hamburger out of the local prostitutes and wannabe actresses hanging out around Hollywood. Enter a moral dilemna and thankfully Poe comes to a quick end.
The screener that was sent to this reviewer shows some poor lighting, cheap film, and low grade acting, which might leave one groaning at either the dialogue, or the film's premise. An interaction between a part-time killing limo driver and an aspiring actress is especially awkward and one's hand might reach for the fast-forward or off buttons on the closest remote, early. Yet, the film continues. Dark lighting, some type of low quality digital film, and an almost inaudible soundtrack compete for worst film element.
Felissa Rose as pathologist Amy Short is one of the only exceptions in the acting department and the film does conclude, so there are some positives, too. Rose plays a competent and passionate medical doctor, who hopes to break the case on a series of disappearances. Her examination of a mutilated corpse is especially well done, but the most satisfaction comes from the credit roll, which occurs at the relatively light hundred and five minute mark.
To release later this year, once distribution is secured, Poe is a dismal film, with a dismal theme, which could use some brightening up in the characterizations. The film may undergo some final touch-ups before release, but this copy was very poor. Perhaps low-budget independent thrillers are your thing. If so, more details on the film are below.
Directing techniques/staging of action: 5.5 (are there any directing techniques used? too many stable, unmoving camera work, switch up the angles a little, nothing interesting in the staging of action).
Acting/believability/consistency: 6 (do not even know where to begin here).
Lighting/setting: 5 (turn up the lights during day scenes, use some interesting lighting sources, looks very dull and drab).
Overall: 5.5 out of 10.
Poe on Facebook:
Poe on FB
The film's website:
The Poe Official Website
Another film from director Francis Xavier entitled Night Cry:
Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen at 28DLA
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4 comments:
Sounds like my kind of Sexploitation Film!!! Who cares about production value or dialogue...as long as they line up the Beautiful Nekkid Wimmins Undress em and Cut em to pieces. If the acting is even at the level of
Nicholson & Vincent Price in the mawkish "Pit and the Pendulum" I'll be overjoyed!!!!
I mean "The Raven" with Nicholson and Vincent Price...whoops
In this age of Interactivity in which a Vendor can add rebuttals to Reviews that are unfairly derisive or blithely dismissive, as on Yelp or Ebay, We'd like to point out the following.
All, not just some, non-combatants, without a dog in the race, that we've screened "Poe" for on our end ...have been Wowed by it, Shocked and Awed.
The Reviewer states that "Poe" revolves around a "Dismal Subject" and then goes on to imply/reveal that he is no fan of "Low Budget Thrillers". Those statements alone show a bias against the whole genre of Run and Gun, Guerilla Style, Grindhouse Horror Thrillers. But then, methinks, that Mega Budget, Over CGI'd Soulless Blockbusters are what pay the bills at Amazon/IMDB. We are taking our Case to the real Grindhouse Fans in Populist, Handmade, Mom & Pop Fashion. We are Confident that those of you who are fans of the Genre will find that this film surpasses many popular films, already in release, in Shock Value and Soulfulness.
Sheesh can the little Guy get a break against the Corporate Juggernauts of 'Smoosh the Little Guy in America'?
Thank you kindly,
The Mack
The Mack,
I commend you for taking on big budget blockbusters and even attempting to complete a film. But, just keep in mind your audience, which deserves a quality film.
Keep tryin' bud,
Mike
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