The Director, Jeff Hathcock, allowed me to screen "The Two Pamelas." Without giving away the story plot, let me say that it's anybody's guess who the culprit could be in this who done it thriller! Produced in the classic film noir style, the Dutch angles and dark mood of the film is unsurpassed in modern time. The back-story subject matter is both alarming and controversial, which makes the film even more enticing. While it's true some of the younger actors have their moments, the seasoned veterans Miano and Alexander bring a gravitas to the film, which makes the characters believable and the audience sympathetic to their conflicted natures.
The cinematography is amazing. I am hard pressed to find a shot in any scene that isn't both interesting and/or beautiful. I was impressed with how the score fits the film, even though it is more modern and a combination of synthetic and live instruments.
Over all this film brings back memories of iconic classics like "The Third Man" or "Strangers on a Train" or quirky Hitchcock movies mysteries like "Vertigo." This film has that classic film noir feel, yet is color graded to a sepia tone, a brown and white, rather than pure black and white contrast; I was reminded of the David O. Russell film starring George Clooney, "Three Kings" with it's almost sepia color grading to give the viewer the feel of a dessert devoid of color. The production team did a remarkable job keeping true to the genre and even the pacing and pauses for reactions are genre specific. The camera angles make certain characters and scenes more menacing and overly dramatic, even scary, which makes this film more visually pleasing. While the film may not be "fun for the whole family" it certainly serves the needs of a niche market.
The cinematography is amazing. I am hard pressed to find a shot in any scene that isn't both interesting and/or beautiful. I was impressed with how the score fits the film, even though it is more modern and a combination of synthetic and live instruments.
Over all this film brings back memories of iconic classics like "The Third Man" or "Strangers on a Train" or quirky Hitchcock movies mysteries like "Vertigo." This film has that classic film noir feel, yet is color graded to a sepia tone, a brown and white, rather than pure black and white contrast; I was reminded of the David O. Russell film starring George Clooney, "Three Kings" with it's almost sepia color grading to give the viewer the feel of a dessert devoid of color. The production team did a remarkable job keeping true to the genre and even the pacing and pauses for reactions are genre specific. The camera angles make certain characters and scenes more menacing and overly dramatic, even scary, which makes this film more visually pleasing. While the film may not be "fun for the whole family" it certainly serves the needs of a niche market.