2017 Directed by Joshua Caldwell
Negative is set in the American southwest and follows Natalie, a former British spy who flees Los Angeles for Phoenix after a deal with a cartel goes wrong. She's joined by Hollis, a street photographer who has put his life at risk by taking Natalie's photo at the wrong time and in the wrong place.
Una fotografia compromettente
Oh wow, if only the pacing wasn't so horrible this could've been pretty good. Really enjoyable chemistry from the two main characters and there's a cracking hammy villain + fight scene a way through but it's a real hike to get there. Very much in the 'watchable, never essential' category.
The title says it all.....no but seriously this movie is awful. Bad acting, terrible writing, has a couple okay scenes, poor filming and very predictable plot. Seriously 2017 give me some more bad straight DVD movies that I can criticize and crack jokes on, not terrible garbage that isn't anything special like this...
2.5/10 F
Negative. It’s a shame you can’t give negative review, in every sense of the phrase.
Was it a good film? Negative.
Are they any stand out performances in this? Negative.
Would I watch this again? Negative.
The film is basic at best. It’s almost like a student film but in saying that I feel like I’m disrespecting myself and other student film makers cause I know I’ve seen better made for less.
Spy thrillers have grown beyond a niche genre into some of the most profitable films of the 21st century. The central story usually remains the same: Betrayal, covert operations, and outrageous action set pieces. Jonathan Caldwell's tightly paced indie Negative chooses to focus on the quiet moments between the shootouts. Taking an intimate approach into the psyche of trained operatives and the mere mortals they cross paths with, this is an outstanding return to the inception of the genre, exploring themes of psychological torment and the price of trauma. Featuring two captivating performances, slick visual compositions, and one of the most brutal fight scenes of the year, this is an exceptional addition to the canon of espionage.
A photographer captures…
Full review: girlswithguns.org/negative/
"a.k.a. We've Got a Drone And We're Gonna Use It"
I was startled to learn some people apparently still take pictures on film requiring an actual darkroom to develop it: personally, this left the movie already feeling like a throwback to the eighties, about as out of time as Phone Booth is now. [References to The Honeymooners and I Love Lucy don't exactly help there] Moving past that, it all feels rather too understated. Apart from some blood-spatter, we don't get any real evidence of Natalie's qualifications as a bad-ass until an hour into the movie - she's more about evasion than confrontation, save for a drunk guy at a motel. This may have been a function…
Oh wow, if only the pacing wasn't so horrible this could've been pretty good. Really enjoyable chemistry from the two main characters and there's a cracking hammy villain + fight scene a way through but it's a real hike to get there. Very much in the 'watchable, never essential' category.
Negative is similar to Jason Bourne. Not very good tempo for "on the run" movie. It is watchable but it did not crabbed me in. And the reason is simple: the characters are not vulnerable. It is not important are these on the run characters good guys (North by Northwest, Thelma & Louise, The Terminator, The Replacement Killers, Paycheck etc) or bad guys (Natural Born Killers, Bonnie and Clyde, American Romance etc) they all need vulnerability. I can not say that the filmmakers did not tried to give it but still, watching it, they were more like machines on the run. Did not raised my sympathy. No memorable events. Storyline is fragmentary. Like taking a book with 10 chapters in it and then reading only and only chapter 6. How about the other chapters? No idea.
Spy thrillers have grown beyond a niche genre into some of the most profitable films of the 21st century. The central story usually remains the same: Betrayal, covert operations, and outrageous action set pieces. Jonathan Caldwell's tightly paced indie Negative chooses to focus on the quiet moments between the shootouts. Taking an intimate approach into the psyche of trained operatives and the mere mortals they cross paths with, this is an outstanding return to the inception of the genre, exploring themes of psychological torment and the price of trauma. Featuring two captivating performances, slick visual compositions, and one of the most brutal fight scenes of the year, this is an exceptional addition to the canon of espionage.
A photographer captures…
Katia Winter star in this understated, psychological thriller about a British operative who ends up having to confiscate a negative from a freelance photographer of a picture he took of her in order to remain as a ghost from those who are seeking to kill her. In the process, both she and the reluctant photographer find themselves on the run. Directed by Joshua Caldwell who also directed Be Somebody (2016), a comedy romance drama that also happens to echo a similar understated tone and offers a refreshing diversion into a more realistic interplay between characters that Negative presents. Negative together with Jennifer Lawrence in Red Sparrow (2018) and Daryl Hannah in The Job (2003) allow female assassin or professional agents…
Full review: girlswithguns.org/negative/
"a.k.a. We've Got a Drone And We're Gonna Use It"
I was startled to learn some people apparently still take pictures on film requiring an actual darkroom to develop it: personally, this left the movie already feeling like a throwback to the eighties, about as out of time as Phone Booth is now. [References to The Honeymooners and I Love Lucy don't exactly help there] Moving past that, it all feels rather too understated. Apart from some blood-spatter, we don't get any real evidence of Natalie's qualifications as a bad-ass until an hour into the movie - she's more about evasion than confrontation, save for a drunk guy at a motel. This may have been a function…
Negative. It’s a shame you can’t give negative review, in every sense of the phrase.
Was it a good film? Negative.
Are they any stand out performances in this? Negative.
Would I watch this again? Negative.
The film is basic at best. It’s almost like a student film but in saying that I feel like I’m disrespecting myself and other student film makers cause I know I’ve seen better made for less.
The title says it all.....no but seriously this movie is awful. Bad acting, terrible writing, has a couple okay scenes, poor filming and very predictable plot. Seriously 2017 give me some more bad straight DVD movies that I can criticize and crack jokes on, not terrible garbage that isn't anything special like this...
2.5/10 F
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