It's been along time since I really enjoyed a good found film movie. And with a couple exceptions, it's been a while since a movie in general had the necessary chemistry to keep me invested in the plot of a thriller. Both of my prayers in that regard have been answered by The Andy Baker Tape, A found footage film of a food blogger and his half brother.
It's hard to go into This without spoilers and still give it the true justice of a description it deserves, but I will try. Bret and Dustin do an excellent job Of creating an entrancing chemistry on camera, In both moments of tension in moments of wonderful hilarious and sometimes heart warming levity. The camera work never feels wasted or too exaggerated, and with the exception of a few well-placed wider shots for environment, everything feels nice and tightly shot on them to really capture the growing tension in the air.
What really stands out though, and drives this movie above all other excellent qualities it already has, has to be how well they execute the tension just through the use of character. It's really nice to have a movie that doesn't think 50 jump scares is what constitutes as mood building. There is definitely an antagonist here... But what is wonderful is that for much of the movie, both characters possess behavior and emotion and a couple great confrontations that will leave you guessing who is the that antagonist is going to be. I think every thriller movie hopes the audience will want to watch again to try to spot a little bits of foreshadowing because it was 'so clever'... This one really EARNS that feeling.
This movie has been garnering excellent attention since performing well at the Garden State film festival of 2021, and it's clear why that is. Much like a sandwich that is at one point brought up (this film has a couple wonderful moments for the foodies out there!), There is a delicious cross-section of effort and chemistry intention and character and writing that culminates in a delicious, dramatic, thrilling experience.
It's hard to go into This without spoilers and still give it the true justice of a description it deserves, but I will try. Bret and Dustin do an excellent job Of creating an entrancing chemistry on camera, In both moments of tension in moments of wonderful hilarious and sometimes heart warming levity. The camera work never feels wasted or too exaggerated, and with the exception of a few well-placed wider shots for environment, everything feels nice and tightly shot on them to really capture the growing tension in the air.
What really stands out though, and drives this movie above all other excellent qualities it already has, has to be how well they execute the tension just through the use of character. It's really nice to have a movie that doesn't think 50 jump scares is what constitutes as mood building. There is definitely an antagonist here... But what is wonderful is that for much of the movie, both characters possess behavior and emotion and a couple great confrontations that will leave you guessing who is the that antagonist is going to be. I think every thriller movie hopes the audience will want to watch again to try to spot a little bits of foreshadowing because it was 'so clever'... This one really EARNS that feeling.
This movie has been garnering excellent attention since performing well at the Garden State film festival of 2021, and it's clear why that is. Much like a sandwich that is at one point brought up (this film has a couple wonderful moments for the foodies out there!), There is a delicious cross-section of effort and chemistry intention and character and writing that culminates in a delicious, dramatic, thrilling experience.