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Limbo
USA 2019
produced by Christos Bitsakos, Brett Kerr, John Landolfi, Lena Roklin, Mark Young, Labid Aziz (executive), Ryan Bury (executive), Matthew Shreder (executive), Sam Vaghani (executive) for Limbo Entertainment, Alternate Ending Films
directed by Mark Young
starring Lucian Charles Collier, Scottie Thompson, Lew Temple, Peter Jacobson, Richard Riehle, Lauryn Canny, Veronica Cartwright, James Purefoy, Rebekah Kennedy, Mandela Van Peebles, Chad Lindberg, Anthony Skordi, Andrew Elvis Miller, Tara-Nicole Azarian, Mike Ferguson, Shane Almagor, Pat Jankiewicz, Camelia Dee, Donald R. Jankiewicz, Bella Santos, Carol Massenburg, Shannon Makhanian, Randy Loder, Lorne Hughes, Gabriel Jarret, Scott Victor Nelson, Chris Oneliner, Robert Hyry, Carlos Aldana, Ethan Korver
written by Mark Young, music by Elia Cmiral
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Jimmy (Lew Temple) has died in an attempt to rob a pawn shop that
resulted in a shoot-out where he shot the owner (Veronica Cartwright), and
now finds himself in limbo, that place between heaven and hell where it's
determined where the respective souls are sent to. But to Jimmy, limbo
looks just like a run down office in bad need of a cleaning, where he
faces a grumpy prosecutor, Balthazar (Lucian Charles Collier), who's
really an angel under punishment, and who's more than eager to just have
Jimmy sign a paper that will condemn him to hell - but not so fast! In
comes Cassiel (Scottie Thompson), career lawyer from heaven, who's to
prove that there's still good in Jimmy. That's much easier said than one
though as Jimmy has always been a criminal and lowlife, ever since he
killed his own mother (Rebekah Kennedy) at age 12 - though to be fair she
was an incorrigible heroin addict who made him work for her next fix. It's
only much later that he meets Angela (Lauryn Canny), a young girl with
ambitions who just ended up being a prostitute that Jimmy starts to show
his gentle side - if only inasmuch as he feels sorry that she gets beaten
up by her pimp (Chad Lindberg) repeatedly, but doesn't interfere. And yet,
the girl takes a liking in him. Trying her best to defend Jimmy, Cassiel
gets ever closer to giving up, as there just seems nothing redeemable in
her client. But even in limbo, things are not always just black and white
... One just can't but love the concept of Limbo, as
it's a comedy at heart (and also a comedy with heart), but it doesn't shy
away from the dirtier, more gruesome aspects of its story and doesn't
gloss over them in favour of getting a few more laughs, something that's
mirrored in the direction that goes back and forth between the gritty and
down-to-earth on one side and the satyrical and stylized on the other. And
one can't help but liking the main characters, all with their own
shortcomings, all ably portrayed by a solid ensemble cast. A fun ride for
sure.
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