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In the Hands of Fate
USA 2025
produced by Steve Scionti (executive) for Fronz Productions, Dark Hearts Productions, Spooky Old Man Productions, Brutal Flowers Films, Media Design Imaging
directed by Samuel L. Fronsman
starring Adam Joseph Turner, Keith Migra, Sofia Bianchi, Steve Scionti, Joseph Legion Slade, Megan Reneau, Tony Wynn, Brandon Rice, Heather Bayles, Luke Jones, Samuel L. Fronsman, Alex DeCourville, Edward Haynes jr, Lidy Hage, Anna Dutilly, Mike Miller, Julia Wallace, Jarrett Blandin, William Long, John Catheline, Trey Weekley, Ian Arnold, David Sollberger, Katrina Pearson
written by Samuel L. Fronsman, music by Eros Cartechini
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Donovan (Adam Joseph Turner) is a hitman who has only recently joined
the ranks of crime kingpin Rocco (Steve Scionti) thanks to his friend Vic
(Keith Migra), when he's tasked with taking out pusher Tyrell (Tony Wynn)
and return the money he has stolen from Rocco. There's just one problem,
Tyrell doesn't have the money anymore, it was stolen from him by heroin
addict Ashe (Sofia Bianchi), who really just stumbled upon it and couldn't
resist the temptation to be in the money for a change. Soon enough though,
Ashe realizes she has taken a bigger bite than she can swallow and thus
turns to her friend Charlotte (Megan Reneau), who has once been an addict
like herself but has since turned to cult leader Jeremiah (Joseph Legion
Slade), who has since helped her to get clean. But Jeremiah might not
actually be the benign soul he tries to betray, so it's soon a threeway
race after the money between gangsters, cultists and the addict, and
things are just bound to get bloody ...
One thing up front, this film was made on a very modest
budget, so don't expect too much in terms of production value. But In
the Hands of Fate makes more than up for this on the story side of
things, presenting us with a pretty novel blend of gangster cinema and
cult-based thriller that works very smoothly here in its combination, and
the film's carried by well fleshed out characters - and a competent cast
to play them -, well written dialogue and a very swift directorial effort
focused on fast-paced but not rushed storytelling, making this a piece of
very enjoyable genre cinema.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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