Callous

lots of violence
Since no one else has reviewed this movie, I'll go first. It's not a terrible movie. It definitely isn't a good one, either, and I'm a little confused as to why it has received any awards.(It won the "audience-favorite best picture award" at Riverside; maybe that explains it.) Joey Lanai stars as Garrett Blackfoot, an abused child grown up to be a hard working single dad with all the odds against him. Lanai wrote the script and directed and produced the film. He may have bitten off more than he could chew. I didn't recognize anyone, so it's hardly a star-packed production. The acting of the main characters is OK, but many of the secondary characters seem amateurish. A few minor performances are cringe-worthy, (the bikers, thugs, and one secretary with an unbearable voice are among the worst). The film is as action-packed as any story about child abuse and disfunctional-family violence could be without going totally over the top. The cinematography isn't bad, although it seems like the...





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