Slave and Predictability: A Movie Review ~ 28DLA

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Slave and Predictability: A Movie Review

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Michael Allen

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by Ed Sum

2/5

Director: Darryn W. Welch.

Writer: Brett Goldstein.

Often, one is a slave to the most basic of desires. Sex, drugs and adultery is one way to sum this film up, but for Darryn Welch's movie simply titled Slave (from Lightning Entertainment), it bears other meanings. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, and that's the message this film tries to convey. Sadly, the message doesn't get picked up unless one goes through multiple watchings of this DVD release, and afterwards, one spends time thinking about just what went on?

The plot seems simple enough. The attractive girlfriend, Georgie (Natassia Malthe) wants to meet David Dunsmore's (Sam Page) paternal side of the family. She wonders how David will turn out when he's old and grey, and gets more than she bargained for. While Page’s performance is adequate in this film, Michael Maxwell's role as the father, Robert Dunsmore, overshadows all the other actors. He's like Crowley from the television show, "Supernatural," and immerses himself into the role.

Everyone else tries their best, but what fails here is the inclusion of red herrings, so misdirection can happen instead of the tale leading to its predictable demise.

While the cinematography is nice to look at, it doesn't keep interest going in this product. One is better off renting this video to watch than to own it.

Perhaps if the story slightly borrowed from the Orphic myth and looked at the temptations Orpheus faced while descending down to hell to retrieve Eurydice, then there'd be something to watch. For those interested in these types of themes, the film releases December 14th.

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