Off Piste
Jack in the Box films made a movie called OFF PISTE and they write on their Facebook page regarding it, “We are not really happy about the artwork that is given by the distributors”. Gilt Edge Media needn’t bother too much about that, but the cover they came up with is not a very accurate depiction of the film’s storyline even though the description of the film that was provided on the DVD actually featured in imdb was equally poor.
Or rather correcting ourselves, let’s make that a big “but” by saying that Stanley Winters (Henry Douthwaite) was originally in the SAS but after suffering some traumatic event that made him return to the French Alps, where his blind mother resides, on his own volition. Twelve years down the line, Niamh O’Brian (Lara Lemon) is now ready to settle the score over the incident that destroyed her family and sets off in search of the person behind it. But what of Niamh, who had suddenly disappeared under mysterious circumstances from her house in Belfast leaving a whole array of questions unanswered, following her boyfriend’s attempts to locate where she had vanished to and the person she had travelled half the globe to find?
Considering Gilt Edge Media moving forward with the release of rubbish features such as Road Wars (2015), Joker’s Poltergeist (2016), and the Purging Hour (2013), off piste comes across as a welcome surprise. The director of photography, Antony Meadley, captures the wintry stillness beautifully, while the stunning mountainous backdrop suits the story of vengeance and forgiveness flawlessly. It is particularly concerned with the level of ambition shown by director Glen Kirby and his crew, with people expecting a film with a budget of £25,000 to produce work of this scale entirely bewilders me.
Three dimensional characters, well executed conversation, and layered plot – things you do not normally associate with a DTV’er that recently hit the Walmart shelves. It must be understood that those looking to get Kirby’s film for seemingly mindless entertainment filled with gun fights will be thoroughly disappointed, since this feature exists somewhere in the drama area of the genre with its slow, consistent pacing and gradual unfolding of the plot. However, if one likes to occasionally try their luck with a masterfully crafted piece of British independent filmmaking, then this will make for enjoyable viewing.
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