After watching a lot of movies shot in Canada for the tax credit, I thought this was another one of them. Providence is a strange looking place, and except for the capitol building, it looked like Canada to me. I am glad to have gotten to see what it looks like. It's kind of disappointing that it turns out to look like some place not so much different from Quebec, down to the French business names. A movie about vigilantism usually gets its tension from the conflict between the morality of the vigilante's actions and the prudence of having and using a legal system. This movie tends to minimize even the imprudence of vigilante action, which waters down his desperation and the tension in the film. The continuity of this movie is noticeably off. The protagonist's hair style is noticeably different between one scene and the next one in continuity. Josh Lucas's performance is narrow in range. So is Brian Cox's, but that may be attributable to the murkiness of his motivation in the script. Lena Hedley's performance is spellbinding. She's a convincing medical expert, always dignified and caring, but a passionate lover. Beatrice Miller's a cute kid and a good actor.
Tell Tale
(2009)
A Strange Left-Handed Kind of a Movie, a Good B Movie
20 March 2010
Warning: Spoilers