Use
of Audio
The audio is pretty good for most of the film, with easy
to understand dialogue for the most part. Good, compelling
music that makes you want to get to the bottom the mystery
at hand is provided by Simon Wilkinson. Some of the sound
effects were a bit off, as the noise of a cell phone ringing
sounded more like a loud house phone. But most of the other
effects worked pretty well. Because of the noir edge of
the film, voice-overs would have been a nice touch. (The
film actually starts with a few voice-overs from Cole and
then stops using them after that, which is too bad.)
Use
of Budget
Overall use of budget was pretty good considering they made
the entire film for $6500.
Cole
tries to run away from
the voices in his head...
...while
Martin tries to hide
from his demons in booze.
Lasting
Appeal The
film does has lasting appeal because of the way in which
it was shot and the way in which the storyline comes together.
With the off-beat characters in the film, it actually kind
of reminded me of an American Guy Ritchie film.
However,
the issues with no establishing shots, not enough character
development for Ron, and an awkward length do end up hampering
its lasting appeal.
Overall
Comment
For an exploration of urban society and deviant behavior,
the Intersection is a good foray into this realm. I look
forward to seeing what other topics Peter Matsoukas will
turn his directorial eye to in the future.
