Review of Give Me Liberty (2019) by Brent_Marchant — 29 Mar 2020

Despite a handful of moments of inspired comedic brilliance, this shoestring-budget independent comedy-drama never quite nails it the way it could have. When the film sticks to its humorous roots, it works relatively well, but, when it attempts to wax philosophically, it becomes self-important and loses focus.

That's unfortunate. because the underlying premise that launches the story should have been sufficient enough to carry the film. However, as it progresses and starts to chart other more serious territory, it becomes scattered, preachy and, at times, hard to follow.

Director Kirill Mikhanovsky shows a lot of promise through this production, but he clearly needs to refine his work in future offerings.