I actually acted in this disaster of a film, but looks like they took me out (thank god!). It was my first speaking role, and the best part of it was working with Missy Fiore, who was cute as a button. I had previously worked in film out at Paramount in Hollywood, as well as several years free lance - mostly in production (special effects & music), so I do know how real movies get made. This shoot was so low-budget, they just couldn't get the money where they needed it - specifically the direction. It was so bad, and perhaps my 1 star reflects more of my experience than the film itself, but trust me, if you watch this, you will hate yourself. To say it's a stinker is to give stinkers a bad name.
*spoilers in this paragraph* The book that the movie is based on - basically the author's fantasy life - and what he would like it to be - isn't bad (I actually liked it), but the movie goes off in too many directions and fails to keep to the story, which is certainly their prerogative, but it was a very bad decision. Instead of the protagonist, who's an African American playing a white con man ripping off the big bucks, I believe the writer/ producer, Joe Young, is using the movie as a con to generate money. That's why it took him 7 years to complete this. But regardless, this amateur effort - for all the skilled folks working on it - fails because it's a jumbled pile of rushed scenes, or too many long shots of uninteresting, hence, the pacing is atrocious.
Do yourself a favor and find a film that is a true diamond in the rough, like a foreign film, underground or independent picture; better yet, watch a real movie. Unless you acted in this too, and watched it to see how you did. BTW, they said they would pay me and give me SAG credit. Never happened. What goes around comes around, and this karma just completed the circle.
*spoilers in this paragraph* The book that the movie is based on - basically the author's fantasy life - and what he would like it to be - isn't bad (I actually liked it), but the movie goes off in too many directions and fails to keep to the story, which is certainly their prerogative, but it was a very bad decision. Instead of the protagonist, who's an African American playing a white con man ripping off the big bucks, I believe the writer/ producer, Joe Young, is using the movie as a con to generate money. That's why it took him 7 years to complete this. But regardless, this amateur effort - for all the skilled folks working on it - fails because it's a jumbled pile of rushed scenes, or too many long shots of uninteresting, hence, the pacing is atrocious.
Do yourself a favor and find a film that is a true diamond in the rough, like a foreign film, underground or independent picture; better yet, watch a real movie. Unless you acted in this too, and watched it to see how you did. BTW, they said they would pay me and give me SAG credit. Never happened. What goes around comes around, and this karma just completed the circle.