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Trunk
(2009)
  
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Director:
Straw Weisman |
COUNTRY
USA |
GENRE
Thriller |
NORWEGIAN TITLE
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RUNNING
TIME
94 minutes |
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Producer:
Troy Palmer-Hughes
Debbie Weisman
Straw Weisman |
Screenwriter:
Straw Weisman |
Review
This low-budget, basically two-set
thriller is trying to tap into a Ted Bundy-ish character and his
latest victim, who's ready to play his game. Valid observations and
possibly even good suspense could've resulted from this setup, but
writer/director Straw Weisman isn't able to imbue his images with
any real tension. The film lacks drive and any sense of spontaneity.
Instead Weisman must resort to using cuts and close-ups to force
his characters' lines and reactions. The two leads remain cardboard
figures from which actors Jennifer Day and David Blanchard are never able to transcend.
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