Review of Coldwater (2013) by Merol Kim C — 30 Aug 2014

Coldwater is now one of my favorite drama films. It is a satisfying take on a coming-of-age, young masculinity themed storyline that was just so darn effective that it had a chilling and lingering effect in the end.

First of all, the critics are absolutely correct in saying that Coldwater is a film of great performances. And I must say that lead actor P.J. Boudousqué (As Brad Lunders) stole the show. He blew me away because his skill in acting is by far one of the best I've seen.

Other notable performances include James C. Burns as the head of the reform facility and Nicholas Bateman as a troubled trustee. Likewise, as stellar as the acting is the film's cinematography. This made the film visually beautiful.

What's more is that its execution is handled well, filling thrills scene after scene and emotions frame by frame. However, there were several times that the film made a "hit-and-miss" pattern in delivery and the drive to the climax became unsteady after its first hour.

Still, its general impact to me is enough to contain the flaws behind bars. Overall, Coldwater is promising in spite of its blemishes and director Vincent Greshaw has pulled off one fascinating drama.

4/5 :-).