Dialogue can be stilted and rambling while the pace and film drags on forever after such an intriguing start and doesn't recover. The sound quality is obvious and utilised cheaply (being too loud in the build ups and people's reactions) and all of the acting is lacking severely, though Jeffrey Anderson had his moments.
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Making the film feel bland and forgettable with not enough heart put into it. Some weren't needed and their placement random, while the chemistry is bland and unfocused. Their annoying and illogical decision making and behaviours frustrates.
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Too many characters are too sketchy and with nowhere near enough to make one want to endear to them. Going on to the negatives, the story does feel over-stretched and some of it comes over as vague and under-explained in the last third where the film especially became duller, more predictable, more senseless and less unsettled and never gaining momentum. 'Deeper' also starts off promisingly, it does intrigue and it does have creepiness. The scenery is atmospheric and spooky, and parts are well shot (most schlocky direct to video quality though). There is very little to recommend in 'Deeper'. 'Deeper' is weak, with so many huge flaws and doesn't do enough with its potential, which was hardly small. It is sadly however yet another film seen recently, hence some reiteration because the exact same strengths and flaws present in those films are here, that to me was incredibly disappointing considering its potential which it doesn't do anywhere near enough with. That it was low-budget, which from frequent personal experience is rarely a good sign due to that there are so many poor ones out there, made me though apprehensive. But it’s Harmon who is the glue that holds this film together, even as she becomes increasingly unhinged, and a serious danger to anyone who crosses her path.Was drawn into seeing 'Deeper', with a cool poster/cover, a promising trailer, an intriguing premise and as someone with a general appreciation for horror/drama/thriller. Francis, for example, manages to make Steve a relatively sympathetic character, rather than being 100% douchebag. It benefits from some good performances too. Although, that does change over the course of the film and the view at the far end is radically different from that at the beginning. There’s a particularly interesting dynamic on the female side, contrasting the aggressive Beth, and the apparently much more passive Sam. It’s well-crafted to work within its limited resources, requiring little more than two locations – the car and the woods – and the four occupants of the limo. Overall though, this is well put together. It was also rather too convenient how Beth never bother with her captives’ legs, even after their efforts to run away. Seriously: just put your hands behind your back, and you’ll see exactly how impossible that is. I had, literally, to rewind the scene where Steve has his hands zip-tied behind him, and is somehow able to get them around his legs, and in front of him. That particular phone-call had me rolling my eyes at the excessive obviousness. Less successful is the injection of a randomly passing hunter into the film, and it might have been interesting if Mark had turned out to have some kind of dark secret in his past as well. Steve, to encompass innocent bystanders like Mark. Here, Beth is a rather more ambivalent creature, particularly as her mission goes outside its parameters i.e. We usually start off with the crime, which creates sympathy for the vengeful heroine, and puts the audience in her corner. It is true that in this case, we don’t discover the truth about Beth’s mission until relatively late on, which goes against the grain in this kind of film. Not that there’s necessary much ambiguity for me: it’s entirely possible to have no issues with pornography, while simultaneously frowning upon drugging girls in order to rape them. I read one review which complained about the moral ambiguity here, but I felt this was actually the movie’s strong suit. Not quite the story Mark anticipated getting. For Beth pulls a gun, hijacks the limo, and drives the two men into the forests on the outskirts of town, clearly with savage vengeance on her mind for an incident in her – and Steve’s – past. But Steve’s latest predatory mission doesn’t go as planned, after picking up the very lovely Beth (Sam) and her friend Sam (Gatien). He picks up girls on the street and supposedly, talks them into getting naked for his website, Girls Gone Wild-style. Investigative journalist Mark (Anderson) is not too happy about his latest investigative assignment: going on a ride-along with Steve (Francis), the sleazy owner of porn company “XBus”.