68 Kill (2017)

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

It's a B movie and no mistake. A cheap schlock movie overwritten by the writer/director - argh! - although with a few redeaming features.For a B movie, it's well acted and pretty well directed. There's a smattering of gore, a soupcon of sex, a few good lines but far too much talking which drags it out seemingly interminably. Watch with a finger on Fast Forward if you can.If you like schlock, go for it but lovers of most other genres including horror, comedy crime and low budget - and it's far from a romance as billed - will do better looking elsewhere.

I understand that this is a low budget movie, but i can find some equally styled and budgeted flicks with a lot more quality and purpose.Although i understand this is the point, the storyline is not plausible at all, it is overacted (and badly) and filled with unnecessary and pointless sexual and violent innuendo. And i say innuendo , because the scenes are so poorly executed that it is well visible it is not real.For me this seemed a parody with no sense nor good taste.Weak plot (better done in another hundred movies), unlikable and not credible characters, and a very predictable story line.Apart all the sex and violence, it felt somehow like a movie for kids.

68 Kill is a little known independent film written and directed by the barely known Trent Haaga.To start with, it was never going to take the world by storm, and it was never going to get very much fanfare..., throughout history most people won't even realise that this film exists, let alone watch it, but for those that do, well make of it what you will. During its entire run (barely breaking an hour and half) I couldn't decide whether I liked 68 Kill or not, part of me did, rooted in the protagonist Chip is lot of empathy, you really feel for Chip and the horribly frightening and nerve-racking position he's in, a part of me screamed out "Thank God that's not me, thank God I'm not Chip!" Chip's girlfriend Liza is, well just a tad psychotic, the kind of girlfriend you'd do everything to avoid in reality, which begs the question "How the Hell did these two end up together in the first place?"You just know Liza is a loony the very first time you see her, and it only get's worse and worse as the film progresses; Liza is so frightening because girls like her DO exist in the real world, making her a highly relatable threat. Further into the film, Violet joins the fray..., and after a while you realise that this girl is just as bad as Liza, boy can Chip actually get a break or what, poor guy! Violet is played by the very young and very novice Alisha Boe, her performance is the weakest of the three main characters, she doesn't connect properly to the character and that will be because of her inexperience. Overall I decided not to hate the film, but you know it really isn't the best and that's understandable..., if you want to watch 68 Kill then please do just to try and expand its reach.

Seen at SXSW 2017. Story was initially intriguing and somewhat funny (the notion that stealing $68,000 would bring a lifetime of happiness for a struggling couple). There were some surprises along the way, but the acting was poor and the characters weren't especially likable. The story got cloudy and there was an attempt at a random romantic subplot somewhere in there. Overall not a recommendable movie, and I was not happy I saw it.