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Union Bridge
USA 2019
produced by Lucie Elwes, Brian Levin, Phil Levin (executive), Kathy Shapiro (executive), Brendan O'Neill (executive), Ted Miller (executive), David Kolker (executive), Michael Reamer (executive), Doug Levy (executive), Matthew Gray Gubler (executive), Matt Clare (executive) for The Land LLC
directed by Brian Levin
starring Scott Friend, Emma Duncan, Alex Breaux, Elisabeth Noone, Tim R. Worley, Kevin Murray, Lateicia Ford, Samantha Trionfo, Nancy Linden, Graydon Hipple, Andy Hopper, Bobby J. Brown, Jean Miller, Matt Boliek, Teresa Majorwicz, Rick Burk, Bolton Marsh, William Goblirsch, Grant Garson, Vince Eisenson, Brenden Kennedy
written by Brian Levin, music by Turner Curran, Christopher Retsina
review by Mike Haberfelner
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After years of living in the city, Will (Scott Friend) returns to his
small town home somewhere in the South - and feels oddly detached. And
it's not just that city life has made him jaded, it's also that the
townfolks seem to have grown odd: His former best friend Nick (Alex
Breaux) has not only has he grown socially awkward, he also spends his
nights digging for a Confederate treasure, Nick's cousin and Will's high
school sweetheart Mary (Emma Duncan) has turned to witchcraft and white
magic and keeps talking about visions and premonitions about Will, and to
top it all off, Will's own mother (Elisabeth Noone) urges him to break
contact with Nick and Mary, but not because they might be weird but they
might be the key to a dark secret having to do with Will's own family.
Will tries to do right by all, but the more things get odd, the clearer it
gets for him he must uncover the family secret himself ... Union
Bridge is a film that pretty much defies categorization, it's in parts
horror and in parts thriller, but also social drama with a bit of
historical mixed in. Now the outcome does take a bit of patience, as this
film intentionally relies less on linear storytelling but gives away its
underlying story as a kind of puzzle that at times has past and present,
dream and reality, natural and supernatural meet, but the way this is done
is pretty fascinating, not only on a narrative level but also via a
atmospheric directorial effort and fittingly down-to-earth performances to
ground all the weirdness. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but well
worth a look for those looking for something unusual.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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