ZFarms Productions Presents: The Big Blind

Well, I’m not sure what to think of this either. I suppose I was hoping the kid would have gotten whacked by his father. Instead it felt like an after school special with a final message at the end of not to play poker and play with bad kids. Perhaps even after the son makes that remark the dad still whops him upside the head. He was let off the hook waaay too easily me thinks. I felt there needed to be more.

I did however enjoy the actors. They were pretty believable. Specially the bad guys. The kid. Eh. Not so much. The dad? Again, a panzy for not doing a better job as a mob boss and laying the smack down.

Congrats on entering the fest.
 
Edgen said:
Well, I’m not sure what to think of this either. I suppose I was hoping the kid would have gotten whacked by his father. Instead it felt like an after school special with a final message at the end of not to play poker and play with bad kids. Perhaps even after the son makes that remark the dad still whops him upside the head. He was let off the hook waaay too easily me thinks. I felt there needed to be more.

I did however enjoy the actors. They were pretty believable. Specially the bad guys. The kid. Eh. Not so much. The dad? Again, a panzy for not doing a better job as a mob boss and laying the smack down.

Congrats on entering the fest.
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in reality, a father in the mafia would never have his own son whacked (no matter how bad the kid f***ed up) because in the italian mafia the son is the most important family member to have. they'd never have the kid whacked. period.

thanks for the review, i really do appreciate it.
 
A week from tomorrow, I'm having Adam and Peter come in to ADR the kitchen scene so the audio will be better. I'm looking forward to doing it. Never done an ADR session before. With the audio fixed in the kitchen scene, the film will be a lot stronger for it.
 
My comments will be quick as I am tackling this quite late in the game. Good job. The lighting could have been better in some scenes, but it wasn't a big deal. I am on the fence concerning whether or not there were too many F words or not. The story was good and easy to follow, the twist was not predictable until I saw the shadowed man standing there, then I instantly knew. The acting was pretty good, although I didn't believe the Joey in the outside scene, he seemed to be almost smiling and it didn't really work for me. The only other criticism would be that I am not sure how I felt about the transition between the kitchen scene and the train station scene.

At any rate, good job and good luck!
 
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