Two Step (2015)

Memorable, crazy movie

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

I wanted to like this movie so I stuck with it. I'm glad I did. I have an appreciation for ultra low budget movies that spring forth from a passion for filmmaking rather than an urge to create a vehicle designed to generate money and fame. There are hundreds of little movies that never get seen because the filmmakers try to emulate a formula that works well for huge budget Hollywood motion pictures but not for movies produced with tiny budgets. In the case of Two Step the effort is right on the money so to speak. It's a movie about regular people dealing with difficult circumstances.Two Step largely suffers from regional filmmaking disorder. Audiences can't put their finger on it but they know that it's out of sync with what they're used to watching. In spite of all the terrific elements that make up this movie, something doesn't quite click. The script is serviceable. The performances are competent and sincere. The lighting, camera work and production design are seamless add gravity to every scene. The direction is low-key to a fault. I enjoy the languid pace and slow burn approach but contemporary audiences generally don't. I wish the characters would've moved around a bit during conversational scenes but the director chose the default position of putting his actors in a sit- down to do the talking.Skye Moore is endearing as the kid in jeopardy unfortunately he's nothing more than a prop for a big chunk of the movie. James Landry Hébert is fairly convincing as the villain. His initial motivations are clear and his brutal behavior is obviously born out of desperation. But his descent into total depravity and the horrible acts he commits are not compatible with the character of the petty thief that we meet at the beginning of the movie. The narrative just doesn't bear it out. If he suffers from the dementia of a tortured, maniacal inner life, there's absolutely no hint of it on screen.All of this criticism doesn't offer the impression of any kind of recommendation. However, there are good things about this movie. If you understand the limitations regional, indie filmmaking and you want to see a movie with no pretension, that has a good look, clean audio, good performances and an intermittently compelling story, give it a try.

This movie almost ruined the entire film festival for me as it was the first one I saw of the festival and made me lose all hope.I think film schools should use this movie to show people why it's important to go to film school (cause the director clearly didn't)It's just a poor mans Coen brother film. I hated the cast. They couldn't act at all. The pace was awful. The tough guy eating menacingly scene with the eggs... so cringe worthy. "Goddamnit boy can't I enjoy these eggs for a minute" I believe the line was and then a full minute of the bad guy eating his eggs while the other bad guy cowardly watches. I could go on but I really don't want to think about this abomination any more. Just don't see it. And I hope the director won't make any more movies. Maybe he should just go back to working as a grip or something. Gosh!

From the start the film pulls you in and takes you on a wild ride that is full of raw brutality yet shocks you with compelling believable story-line. I was reaching for a seat-belt while sitting on my sofa but I couldn't even blink thinking I would miss something. Well worth your time to watch. At times the raw brutality made me jump and that is not bad but a awesome bad regarding this film. I will admit some of the actors were unknown to me but that didn't take away from their acting ability which was on point. The film made me think if that happened to me what would I do or how would I handle such a situation. Loved the movie and renting on VOD gave me the opportunity to rewind if I thought I blinked.Pop some popcorn and get a bottle of wine and take the wild ride...awesomely great film.

When things go bad, they can get really bad. After a young man loses his grandmother, he inherits her house and is harassed by a conman who has been manipulating her for her money. The actors do a great job with their performance. The protagonist is a young man who gets into a situation where he can't defend himself. The antagonist begins as a petty thief and becomes much worse. It is easy to see their character arcs and the plot in this story. This is a suspenseful story with good realistic drama.I have a friend who had a small part in this film so I went to see it because of her. What surprised me was the suspense and the way the characters built tension between them.