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Confession
USA 2020
produced by Carol Lang, Daniel C. Nyiri for Beaver Street Productions, PTG Films
directed by Daniel C. Nyiri
starring Gary C. Stillman, Gavin Lyall, Queena DeLany, Jo Kuzelka, Bailey Barnick, Charlie Heinberg, Cynthia Martells, Gary Sommers, Natasha White, Brian Lee Nolen, Kathleen Anne Marshall, Victor Howard, Steven J. Carter, James Hitchcock, Robert Alan Garner, Shana Katz
written and production design by Daniel C. Nyiri, music by Steve McAllister
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Only recently, Heather (Jo Kuzelka) has survived an earthquake that
killed her friends by sheer luck - and then she and her father (Steven J.
Carter) are brutally murdered and dismembered. The police is quick to pick
up a suspect, McCallum (Gavin Lyall), who seems to be waiting for them,
all covered in blood. Detectives Lamb (Gary C. Stilman) and Herrara
(Queena DeLany) question McCallum - and seem to be getting nowhere with
him. Sure, he admits to the murders, but claims he isn't who they think he
is, even if fingerprints prove he's actually McCallum. And the McCallum
they question isn't at all like the man those who know him describe him
like. He claims to be possessed, and thinking he might plead temporary
insanity they let a psychatrist (Cynthia Martells) take a look at him -
but she claims whatever's wrong with him, he's not insane ... and
furthermore claims he must have second sight or something as he knew
things about her he just couldn't have known. Questioning McCallum more,
Lamb and Herrara only get more confused, culminating in McCallum claiming
he's God - and whatever they try to dispute that claim, he proves them
wrong. Eventually, Herrara blows a fuse, beats McCallum to a pulp and
eventually takes herself off the case - while staying on, Lamb is led
deeper and deeper into the dark side of his soul - by a guy who just might
be God ... Confession most certainly is a pretty unusual
movie, as it's part interrogation thriller, part supernatural horror, part
character study, part theological/philosophical discussion, with a bit of
police procedural thrown in, and all crowned by a triplike, surreal
finale. And it all gels together surprisingly well, as these elements
aren't played against one another but blended to a rather fascinating
whole that's probably best described as a mindfuck of a movie, thanks to a
clever narrative structure, witty and yet intelligent dialogue, a very
solid directorial effort, and grounded performances that remnain real
during even the wildest of scenes. Now it might be a movie that needs your
full attention, and it's disturbing at times, but it's definitely also
worth it, and likely a film that will stay with you for a few days after
watching ...
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