Into the Ashes

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Tom S @TSpinolli91 May 6 I really like dark thrillers and was pretty surprised to see this one rated so low. The conclusion was a bit underwhelming but overall I thought it was a well paced, well-crafted thriller See more Axel B @RT48760121 01/21/2025 Allright movie. Not the best. Not the worst. Basic revenge story in the american rust. The look and the scenes are cool, dark and rusty. But all the characters have no personality and the plot is very thin. Its not like its bad acting just a lack of a script. Not horrible film but not very good. See more Barbara A @RT95463672 07/24/2023 If you want to feel tortured, hopeless, depressed and feel your life is a dead end street, watch this movie. The actors are well known, but the acting is flat and the plot is predictable. You go away with nothing gained. See more Mark G @RT38303149 02/08/2022 Most reviewers have got the score right. The film is moody and and ocassionally absorbing but agonizingly slow to the point where it becomes a chore to watch. It's as if the script was 45 pages long and the writer/director, Aaron Harvey, decided to stretch it out into a feature. Every scene is twice as long as it needs to be. There is very little plot and little action. When the action does arrive, in flashback, it is unexciting. Maybe the filmmakers thought they were adding meaning to scenes by keeping the camera on a hand, a flag or any object for too long. Instead they succeed in annoying the audience. This has the feel of a pretentious student film but with good actors. Who are wasted. The cameraman and editor must also share some of the blame for failing to tighten up the scenes. I will in future make a point of avoiding any movies directed by Aaron Harvey. See more John H @RT38223448 08/08/2021 Maybe I missed something. Man drives a knife through another guy's hand, pinning it to the desk. Jerks the knife out and leaves. And the man behind the desk bleeds to death. Say what? See more 09/01/2020 I thought it was excellently shot, superbly acted and compelling. Yes, the plot is simplistic, but does it have to be complicated? The film offers some modern reflections on the difficulty of truly putting a criminal past behind oneself, the choices children make vs the wishes of their parents, the role of law in society, and more. Looking back on it, there is one scene that looked a bit lame, but otherwise it's a fine film. Not too different from Rust Creek or Light of My Life. They're both fairly simplistic too - there's nothing truly extraordinary about their plots, so it's not a big deal here. Every shot of Into the Ashes could stand alone as a still photograph. For me, that's one of the hallmarks of a great movie. Is it world class, meriting five stars? No. Is it worth a watch? Undoubtedly yes. See more Read all reviews

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