I went to the world premiere of Freeze Frame last night at the Tribeca Film Festival. Not knowing much about the film I didn't expect much. I was pleasantly surprised by how stylized and visually compelling the film was. The camera work and editing was great, the audience truly got a sense of the paranoia the main character was feeling. The producer Michael Casey and the director John Simpson both spoke about how much effort went into the film editing, mentioning that they had been up to 53 hours of overall footage at one point. What did disappoint me however was the overplayed drama and weak, cliche ending that let down whatever suspense the movie had managed to build. The idea of a man video-taping his life 24 hours a day to prove his innocence was a great idea but in the end the screenplay let itself down. As for first timers Casey and Simpson it was a great effort and I am looking forward to their future projects.
Review of Freeze Frame
