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The Girl Is in Trouble

Play trailer Poster for The Girl Is in Trouble Released Apr 3, 2015 1h 34m Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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After sleeping with a mysterious woman, a failed DJ finds evidence of a murder involving a drug dealer and a billionaire's son. Desperate for money, he tries to blackmail the killer, and follows his lover into escalating danger.
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Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice Columbus Short proves a sturdy, appealing lead in a fractured, low-key suspense thriller distinguished by novelistic detail about its New Yorkers and its New York. May 21, 2024 Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Onah doesn't quite stick the landing narratively, although he has such filmmaking energy that his work here merits comparison to that of the film's executive producer, Spike Lee. Rated: 3/4 Apr 3, 2015 Full Review Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times Onah - whose movie began life as his thesis project at New York University - seems more keen on showing how the tensions of immigration and gentrification have shaped the Lower East Side than on fashioning a credible thriller. Apr 2, 2015 Full Review Courtney Small Cinema Axis The Girl is in Trouble may not offer too many revelations from a narrative standpoint, but the performances and strong direction by Onah allow the film to rise above its conventional trappings. May 21, 2024 Full Review Shane Slater Film Actually Onah effectively and impressively roots the story on the notion of hope. In this case, it's the disappointment associated with such hope that binds its victims in a web of drugs and murder. May 21, 2024 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Like many of the titles it invokes, style can’t compensate entirely for substance, and third act inevitabilities find the film’s initial energy plummeting before the end credits. Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 6, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I'll give it and E for effort. It probably resonated with the 13-17 male crowd, but anyone older than that may want more than a "how many guys can bang the girl plot". Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member I enjoyed this film. Interesting story and narrative. Interesting to see "Fez" playing a serious role Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie's style and story are enough to keep you interested but I think the ending was anti climatic. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member There's a good noir plot set in concrete jungle, though it's also buried deep beneath excessive narration and exhaustingly slow pace. It's rare to see a movie character utters this quantity of monologue, The Girl Is in Trouble might just beat Sin City for time spent narrating. It starts off well, cinematography is sleek for urban setting, the earlier scenes are intriguing and actors' performances are admirable. Sadly, the persistent rambling plods the pace severely, not to mention it tries to switch back and forth through different timelines and perspectives, even those of unnecessary characters. August (Colombus Short) has experienced strings of unfortunate events, though they pale in comparison when he finds a snuff video on the phone of Signe (Alicja Bachleda). Situation gets worse as the persons on the video are tied to wealthy company and gangster. The actors do a fine job, they fit their roles very well. Colombus Short is presentable as the lead, he also narrates most of the movie, this part can be annoying though it's mostly the fault from the script. Jesse Spencer as Nicholas, the rich guy and Wilmer Valderrama as Angel, the brother of a missing drug dealer perform their bests. They deliver a sense of dread and cunning nature in tandem. While most of the cast mainly dabble in TV shows, the acting department is very solid. Camera work highlights the ambiance of the street and this is particularly useful on creating the gangster or crime thriller atmosphere. Narration pretty much hampers the entirety of the movie. August just won't stop blabbering. It seems he's psychic as well because he knows the most intimate moments of others. He is also historian, since he gives lecture about immigrants and history of the district. This goes on until the end, he even manages to cover that one friend from social media or that one lesbian fling. All of this with sudden shift in timeline and useless trivia. The audiences will be most likely numbed by the constant jabbering before it reaches the climax. Nevertheless, the lively feel of the city and its occupants are good enough to overcome the distracting narrative, barely. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member So, this indie has things going for it. The story is interesting with some nice twists and turns and the acting is good. The thing that is suffers from is that it tries way too hard to be "interesting". By doing cutaways, text over the picture, insightful voice over monologues, etc. Honestly, it really just needed to tell the story. Some of the interesting stuff was fun to look at, but it didn't contribute a whole lot to the story as a whole. Like I said though, the acting is good. This is a far cry from Fez and Handy Manny for Wilmer Valderrama and he does a really nice job. Columbus Short (from Scandal), Jesse Spencer (from House), and Alicja Bachleda round out the cast well. It also has a fun remix of My Moon My Man by Feist, which is a great song. But overall, it just tries too hard. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member The Girl Is In Trouble full movie download link: http://bit.ly/1EADALO Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After sleeping with a mysterious woman, a failed DJ finds evidence of a murder involving a drug dealer and a billionaire's son. Desperate for money, he tries to blackmail the killer, and follows his lover into escalating danger.
Director
Julius Onah
Producer
Jen Gatien, Dana Offenbach, Julius Onah, Robert Profusek
Screenwriter
Julius Onah, Mayuran Tiruchelvam
Distributor
eOne Entertainment
Production Co
Deer Jen Films, Toy Closet Films
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 3, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 34m
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