Shout by Nancy L Draper

The Man from Earth 2007

This film is reviewed as anything from a cult classic to complete tripe. A $200,000.00 production that has all the feel of a stage play, with three set pieces. Reactions have been from "bored" to "brilliant". It was so wordy that I fell asleep but, then, upon waking, I watched what I had missed (I don't review things I haven't completed). I'm going to take the middle road. It has the feel of a writers' room, spitballing on a movie premise. It pulls from a speculative understanding of both science and religion, and, depending on which you worship, it will eventually offend devotees of either. It gets knocked for poor acting but I disagree. The actors were faithful to their characters and the tone of the piece. It just didn't knock my socks off as good or bad, so I give this film a 5 (meh) out of 10. [Science Fiction]

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