Review of Shotgun Stories (2007) by Craig W — 25 May 2008

I was so disappointed by this. The story has so much potential, but the execution is poor. The trailer is much more interesting. The music is fine, but out-of-place, it takes away from the tension. This could've been a tight, solid revenge thriller but it took too many breaks with pointless scenes.

The acting was bad with the exception of Michael Shannon who never fails to impress. The dialogue is weak and the writing is cliched. The characters and visuals are interesting, though. There were points where you could feel the rage and tension, but I'm mainly just so disappointed - it could've been fantastic in the hands of a talented director/writing team.