Scalene
| release date | July 31 2012 |
| studio | Kachi Films |
| director | Zack Parker |
| writer | Brandon Owens, Zack Parker |
| starring | Margo Martindale, Hanna Hall, Adam Scarimbolo, Jim Dougherty |
| rating | NR |
| tagline | The Truth Is Just A Point Of View |
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Although I appreciate Lauren Taylor’s review, I have to disagree. While I found it to be a well acted movie, there was nothing about this movie that can be associated with a “horror element” at all. It was almost like a Lifetime Movie. The acting is the only thing that saves this movie. There are poor and unbelieving decisions made by the characters that leave you like “huh?”. I like innovative film making just as much as everyone else but please don’t waste your time on this movie .
I’ve watched a series of really good movies recently (Another Earth, Lovely Molly, The Tall Man, Red Lights, and now Scalene) and I’m grateful to BD for making me aware of some of these. I wasn’t sure about this one when it started – the opening scene reeked of low-budget issues and weak acting to me – but it drew me in quickly and I was captivated. Still not thrilled with some of the acting, but the characters seemed real, I liked the depth given to each of their lives, and I was completely shocked at one point (the reveal towards the end). So many times we can form a surface impression of someone without knowing much about them, and this movie shows how flawed such impressions can be. This wasn’t horror, as genghis pointed out, but it’s a well-made nonlinear drama that makes us question what’s right, and what we would do. Definitely worth a watch.