When viewing movies I always set out to answer one question - Did the movie accomplish what it intended to accomplish? Movies that do so are usually more enjoyable, entertaining and thought-provoking. A Proper Violence certainly accomplishes what it initially sets out to. It is a movie that will question your sense of morality. It will pull you into rooting for the character whose previous actions and crimes make him seem anything other than someone to root for. I was enthralled by the end of the movie, jumping out of my seat at the tumultuous and fast-paced final five minutes.
A Proper Violence is well-written and beautifully shot. When one considers how this movie was made and for what it was made, I am all the more impressed. The acting is well-done, even down to the bit characters (special acknowledgment to Tyler Nichols and Tim Selby for their roles, respectively). I was particularly impressed with Randy Spence (Morgan) in his scenes around the camp fire.
After viewing it the first time, I began wondering what the movie would have been like had it started in the woods and then used flashbacks to tell the beginning of the story. This may have helped the pace of the movie, which for the first 15 minutes is rather slow. Ultimately, the movie quickly gathers steam and pushes ahead from the woods until the the dramatic finish.
I am left astounded by the accomplishment of this movie. Shot on such a low budget, it is nonetheless teeming with excitement, thought-provoking writing and lively acting.
A Proper Violence is well-written and beautifully shot. When one considers how this movie was made and for what it was made, I am all the more impressed. The acting is well-done, even down to the bit characters (special acknowledgment to Tyler Nichols and Tim Selby for their roles, respectively). I was particularly impressed with Randy Spence (Morgan) in his scenes around the camp fire.
After viewing it the first time, I began wondering what the movie would have been like had it started in the woods and then used flashbacks to tell the beginning of the story. This may have helped the pace of the movie, which for the first 15 minutes is rather slow. Ultimately, the movie quickly gathers steam and pushes ahead from the woods until the the dramatic finish.
I am left astounded by the accomplishment of this movie. Shot on such a low budget, it is nonetheless teeming with excitement, thought-provoking writing and lively acting.
