A CROOKED SOMEBODY
Film Review by FIORE
At what cost
fame? That’s the acorn sprouting into a
thrilling oak that is A CROOKED SOMEBODY. Folks, this is an excellent thriller,
bolstered by a smartly written script and superior acting. Trevor White helms the project, and he
assembles an entertaining and enjoyable who-done-it.
Rich Sommer
plays Michael Vaughn. He is excellent in
the part and worthy of Best Actor consideration. Clifton Collins is Nathan, the antagonist and
Joanne Froggatt is Chelsea, Michael’s assistant. Paul
Ben-Victor, best knnown for his role on SyFy Network’s THE INVISIBLE MAN, makes a cameo as Detective Zimmer. Veterans Ed Harris and Amy Madigan also make
cameo appearances.
Despite coming
from a family of pastors, Michael opts to enter the world of physic
entertainers. His dream is to be a
bigger TV psychic than John Edwards.
Together with Chelsea, who serves as his agent and audience foil, they
book a series of smaller venues, performing a scam and promoting Vaughn’s
treatise on communicating with the dead.
Sadly, through the deception, Michael feels he is doing good but
bringing closure to those suffering from lost ones.
Enter
Nathan. After attending one of Michael’s
psychic readings, he is convinced Michael can bring him forgiveness for a crime
he committed nearly two decades ago. He
kidnaps Michael to force his services under the fear of death. Rather than fear, Michael sees an opportunity
to springboard into the limelight as a TV psychic, by playing off Nathan’s
guilt.
A CROOKED SOMEBODY is smartly written by Andrew
Zilch. His story is fast-paced. The tempo is augmented by Editor Craig Dewey,
who keeps the film at break neck speed.
Robert Lam utilizes smart camera angles, much in the style of Golden Era
film noir.
I liked the
ride A CROOKED SOMEBODY provided. The
movie kept my interest and was enjoyable.
It’s a fine addition to the thriller genre. Experienced thriller viewers may be able to
discern the conclusion, but most will make it to the final reel still guessing;
and isn’t that the mark of a good thriller?
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