{"id":3174,"date":"2013-10-25T11:02:09","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T18:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviesharkdeblore.com\/site\/?p=3174"},"modified":"2014-10-16T11:03:54","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T18:03:54","slug":"raw-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/behindthelensonline.net\/site\/reviews\/raw-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"RAW CUT"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: debbie lynn elias<\/strong><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a new directorial face on the filmmaking horizon named Zoe Quist and let me tell you, she\u2019s a name we want to see more of.\u00a0 With a keen eye, Quist\u2019s sophomore directorial effort, RAW CUT, shows her knack for storytelling through pacing and framing, creating mounting tension and suspense that unleashes at the perfect moment for an explosively surprising reveal to still the heart of even the darkest and most bloodthirsty fan.\u00a0\u00a0 Who and what will make it to the final cut of life?<\/p>\n

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Adam Cohen is in love.\u00a0 A rather arrogant braggart with a seemingly fat bank account, it\u2019s no secret that he\u2019s in love, but there\u2019s something about the relationship and his fianc\u00e9 Stephanie herself that\u2019s unsettling.\u00a0 Stephanie, working on a filmmaking thesis, always has a camera in her hand, shooting sights, sounds and sex, all in the name of \u201cher art.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Joining the couple at Adam\u2019s Wyoming retreat is his lifelong best friend Jack and his wife Amanda.\u00a0 (Seems that Adam and Amanda had a \u201csomethin\u2019 somethin\u2019\u201d\u00a0 back in freshman college years and have managed to stay\u00a0 friends ever since.)<\/p>\n

For Stephanie, Jack and Amanda are a necessary component to the weekend as they are going to be additional \u201cactors\u201d in her \u201cfound footage\u201dhorror film.\u00a0 Arriving at the house with no clue of the \u201cfilming\u201d that is about to unfold, Adam has assured Stephanie the couple will be willing participants.\u00a0 He \u201cknows them\u201d.\u00a0 Reluctantly agreeing to participate in the project, and although no formal script is written and no dialogue provided, Jack and Amanda are assured that Stephanie has the entire film planned out in her mind and they should just follow her directions.\u00a0 The premise?\u00a0 Standard horror trope.\u00a0 Or is it?<\/p>\n

As we watch Stephanie\u2019s \u201cmasterpiece\u201d take shape, through the manipulative lens of her ever-present camera resolution is so clear, so intimate, that it goes beyond the \u201cfound footage\u201d film, zooming in on life itself, enabling us to see the cracks in the veneer of each person, each couple.\u00a0 Is this a \u201chorror film\u201d she\u2019s making? Or something darker and more horrific about life itself?<\/p>\n

When it comes to performances, I admit to being surprised on several levels.\u00a0 Initially unimpressed with C. Ashleigh Caldwell\u2019s Amanda, as the story progressed, like an onion, Caldwell peeled back layers of Amanda that were hidden beneath the surface, revealing an interesting character and talented actress.\u00a0 Zoe Quist, who directs herself as Stephanie, proves to be a better director than actress, never quite finding the character\u2019s footing and has an unpalatable taste from the start that feels out of place on every level.\u00a0 Her performance feels forced as if trying to be a Mata Hari or pull in the exotic mystery of Isabella Rossellini.\u00a0 On the other hand, Daniel Ponickly knocks it out of the park with Adam\u2019s horny, exuberant arrogance, but then adds a lovely nuance of heart and true loyalty and friendship in a quiet moment with Christopher Kelly\u2019s Jack.\u00a0 Thanks to Ponickly, one scene tells us why we can overlook the sometimes unlikeable traits in a friend.\u00a0 The real emotional standout, however, is Christopher Soren Kelly.\u00a0 Textured and running the gamut from slapstick to heartbreak, Kelly grounds the film in truth and reality.<\/p>\n

Distracting is an over-done 80’s vibe to Amanda\u2019s make-up and costuming, while short-skirted Stephanie hiking in the woods just doesn\u2019t cut it.<\/p>\n

Directed by Quist and written by Ponickly, key to the story is the edginess that Ponickly develops thanks to character and story ambiguity.\u00a0 This great tone is then complimented by cinematographer Daniel Clarke\u2019s beautiful panoramic vistas and golden hued glow and intimacy of a pine walled home in the rustic mountain covered valleys of Wyoming.\u00a0\u00a0 Nice touches of deep red with wine and food, provide a metaphoric prescience of story.\u00a0 With a construct that bodes dichotomous juxtaposition of story and visuals, we are kept off guard, wary of the characters before us, letting tension and uneasiness fill our minds.<\/p>\n

Directed by Zoe Quist<\/p>\n

Written by Daniel Ponickly<\/p>\n

Cast: Daniel Ponickly, Christopher Soren Kelly, C. Ashleigh Caldwell and Zoe Quist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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