Overview
Rachel, a writing student in Los Angeles, finds her life disrupted when she receives news of her grandmother’s passing. At the encouragement of a trusted professor, she goes home to process the family’s trauma through her writing. Her return has both healing and painful revelations: a romantic rekindling with an old love interest and, most notably, the challenge of helping her brother as he struggles with issues of mental health and addiction.
This indie drama has a strong start: a college girl comes home for the death of her grandmother only to find that her family is a mess. As the story starts to unfold the dialog really falls off of a cliff and the director makes use of an extended music bed (presumably to keep the viewers from falling asleep). The story itself is actually pretty good – the delivery leaves a lot to be desired.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Evan Wood
Movie title: Evan Wood
Movie description: Rachel, a writing student in Los Angeles, finds her life disrupted when she receives news of her grandmother’s passing. At the encouragement of a trusted professor, she goes home to process the family’s trauma through her writing. Her return has both healing and painful revelations: a romantic rekindling with an old love interest and, most notably, the challenge of helping her brother as he struggles with issues of mental health and addiction.
Date published: 2022-07-28
Director(s): Niki Byrne
Actor(s): Alex Sorian Brown, Charlotte Louise Spencer, Jere Burns, Trevor Stines, Michael Parr, Rylee Marshall, Anna Jane Jackson, Rachel Thundat, Georgie Storm Waite, Melany Smith, MacCallister Byrd, Andrew Gabriel, Amy Walker, Edward Llerena, Shamari Maurice, Stef Beaton
Genre: Drama
My Review
This indie drama has a strong start: a college girl comes home for the death of her grandmother only to find that her family is a mess. As the story starts to unfold the dialog really falls off of a cliff and the director makes use of an extended music bed (presumably to keep the viewers from falling asleep). The story itself is actually pretty good – the delivery leaves a lot to be desired.
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My Review - 5/10
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