The 2nd best of the four movies I rented last week. The best, by far, was The Green Zone. Uncertainty needed a final act to make it one of the most excitingly fresh low budget films of the year. We never got the final act. We got what we expected 20 minutes into the movie. I'm not going to divulge much of the plot, but let's just say that, had this film thrown together a big finale', we might have one of 2010's ten best.
The chemistry between the two leads is quite excellent, and the dual narratives are both interesting and well acted.
Uncertainty laid out the foundation for a fantastic story, but failed to develop the story down the stretch run. Just about every characteristic of the movie is above average - so I can marginally recommend this movie to film buffs and friends alike, but much like ' A Scanner Darkly' and 'Midnight Meat Train', Uncertainty seemed a bit uncertain(pun intended) on how to finish itself. It's missing the ingenious plot twist/storyline that could have really pushed it over the top, making us certain that it was a fantastic work. A couple of possibilities crossed my mind on how this could have been done.
As it stands, this is above average, but won't be garnering a cult following, or any academy awards.
64/100
The chemistry between the two leads is quite excellent, and the dual narratives are both interesting and well acted.
Uncertainty laid out the foundation for a fantastic story, but failed to develop the story down the stretch run. Just about every characteristic of the movie is above average - so I can marginally recommend this movie to film buffs and friends alike, but much like ' A Scanner Darkly' and 'Midnight Meat Train', Uncertainty seemed a bit uncertain(pun intended) on how to finish itself. It's missing the ingenious plot twist/storyline that could have really pushed it over the top, making us certain that it was a fantastic work. A couple of possibilities crossed my mind on how this could have been done.
As it stands, this is above average, but won't be garnering a cult following, or any academy awards.
64/100