There are a lot of pokers in the fire in this story of political corruption, which makes for an interesting film.
Six years ago, Peter Kilbourn was murdered by the side of the road. Finally, the case is reopened when an alibi recants his statement and admits that the main suspect in the case had committed the crime. Kevin Tarpley is arrested. All throughout the interrogation he apologises but never revokes his innocence in the murder. However, when he is being transferred Tarpley is shot and killed by a sniper, making Joanne Kilbourn (Crewson) suspect ulterior motives, so she sets about tracking down Tarpley's murder in the hopes of resolving her husband's. This is the beginning of a complicated, though well structured and nicely interwoven, story where everyone could be a suspect and possible murderer.
For the most part, Turner does an okay job with the direction. Opting for a standard style so as to let the story speak for itself. It would have been nice to have a few interesting camera pans instead of the usual kind. The pace is steady as well. Once again this is okay for this type of story, but a few peaks of tension wouldn't have gone amiss.
All of the actors and actresses did well in their portrayals of their characters, though a couple did stand out for me. Kari Matchett makes a really good bad girl - I'd love to see her in more tough girl roles. Robin Dunne, who would've been put to good use in a few more scenes, had a presence and his slightly comedic character helped to lift the mood of the film and stop it feeling stale. When these two were on screen the film skipped up a notch. That said, none of the other actors and actresses was anywhere near bad; even the smaller parts were interesting. I particularly liked the Hair Dresser and the School Principal.
However, it is the story that carries the film and as such makes the reveal hard to solve. This is why, I would recommend this to all Mystery & Thriller Lovers, Armchair Detectives, and Whodunnit Pundits. This is a political conspiracy I challenge you to solve.
Six years ago, Peter Kilbourn was murdered by the side of the road. Finally, the case is reopened when an alibi recants his statement and admits that the main suspect in the case had committed the crime. Kevin Tarpley is arrested. All throughout the interrogation he apologises but never revokes his innocence in the murder. However, when he is being transferred Tarpley is shot and killed by a sniper, making Joanne Kilbourn (Crewson) suspect ulterior motives, so she sets about tracking down Tarpley's murder in the hopes of resolving her husband's. This is the beginning of a complicated, though well structured and nicely interwoven, story where everyone could be a suspect and possible murderer.
For the most part, Turner does an okay job with the direction. Opting for a standard style so as to let the story speak for itself. It would have been nice to have a few interesting camera pans instead of the usual kind. The pace is steady as well. Once again this is okay for this type of story, but a few peaks of tension wouldn't have gone amiss.
All of the actors and actresses did well in their portrayals of their characters, though a couple did stand out for me. Kari Matchett makes a really good bad girl - I'd love to see her in more tough girl roles. Robin Dunne, who would've been put to good use in a few more scenes, had a presence and his slightly comedic character helped to lift the mood of the film and stop it feeling stale. When these two were on screen the film skipped up a notch. That said, none of the other actors and actresses was anywhere near bad; even the smaller parts were interesting. I particularly liked the Hair Dresser and the School Principal.
However, it is the story that carries the film and as such makes the reveal hard to solve. This is why, I would recommend this to all Mystery & Thriller Lovers, Armchair Detectives, and Whodunnit Pundits. This is a political conspiracy I challenge you to solve.
