Into the Ashes

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Brendan F Quite literally just passed the time. To be fair, the acting was actually really good. It just lacked some energy. I wasn't invested with the characters or their struggle, like I have with other movies of this genre. Worth the $4 on YouTube. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/11/23 Full Review Barbara A If you want to feel tortured, hopeless, depressed and feel your life is a dead end street, watch this movie. The actors are well known, but the acting is flat and the plot is predictable. You go away with nothing gained. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/24/23 Full Review Bila Salsabila S 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Most reviewers have got the score right. The film is moody and and ocassionally absorbing but agonizingly slow to the point where it becomes a chore to watch. It's as if the script was 45 pages long and the writer/director, Aaron Harvey, decided to stretch it out into a feature. Every scene is twice as long as it needs to be. There is very little plot and little action. When the action does arrive, in flashback, it is unexciting. Maybe the filmmakers thought they were adding meaning to scenes by keeping the camera on a hand, a flag or any object for too long. Instead they succeed in annoying the audience. This has the feel of a pretentious student film but with good actors. Who are wasted. The cameraman and editor must also share some of the blame for failing to tighten up the scenes. I will in future make a point of avoiding any movies directed by Aaron Harvey. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review John H Maybe I missed something. Man drives a knife through another guy's hand, pinning it to the desk. Jerks the knife out and leaves. And the man behind the desk bleeds to death. Say what? Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/08/21 Full Review Audience Member I thought it was excellently shot, superbly acted and compelling. Yes, the plot is simplistic, but does it have to be complicated? The film offers some modern reflections on the difficulty of truly putting a criminal past behind oneself, the choices children make vs the wishes of their parents, the role of law in society, and more. Looking back on it, there is one scene that looked a bit lame, but otherwise it's a fine film. Not too different from Rust Creek or Light of My Life. They're both fairly simplistic too - there's nothing truly extraordinary about their plots, so it's not a big deal here. Every shot of Into the Ashes could stand alone as a still photograph. For me, that's one of the hallmarks of a great movie. Is it world class, meriting five stars? No. Is it worth a watch? Undoubtedly yes. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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