I’ve seen that movie, or movies much like it, too many times before. Secrets and hidden agendas are revealed as they slowly fall prey to suspicion, hunger, and madness. The elevator pitch for the story is not one that would necessarily appeal to me: Three friends lost at sea.
Gelman is like the friend who has the inside scoop about a gruesome tale, and not only don’t you mind his occasional interjections, you’re onboard, encouraging him to tell more. The film is a three-hander, with the bonus of an unseen narrator ( Brett Gelman) who guides the story through tidbits of insight and humour with smug and dark playfulness. Saying that, it’s clear Harpoon is working with a decent enough budget, and its stars - Munro Chambers ( Degrassi: The Next Generation), Emily Tyra ( Flesh and Bone), and Christopher Gray ( The Mist) - though not yet A listers, are hardly new to the industry. I’ve been watching them for well over 50 years and have found that the independents with their budget constraints and under-tested performances are often more inventive than their big-budget counterparts. Even if you are not a fan of horror films, see this movie.įull disclosure: I hold independent horror films to criteria different from the criteria I hold to other films. Why? Because I really want you to see this movie. I just want to find a way to express it differently. For example, my first stab at this review began like this: Holy crap! Now that’s a horror movie! Now, several days later, I still feel the same.
The extra time - and the extra breaths - given to Harpoon are dedicated solely to reigning in the adjectives, the expletives, and the endless exclamation marks that would override any serious critical assessment. That’s not exactly the case with Harpoon.
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