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Jorge Ameer, the writer, producer, director and, making a cameo
appearance in, of "The House Of Adam" was at the theatre before the showing of
his film. He, also, presented a short film that he had previously made. He asked
for criticism after the film and I asked him the question I have always wanted
the answer to: Why does a film maker who directs, produces, writes and appears
in his first full length picture have to have unnecessary 'artistic' shots of
scenery usually including mountains, streams and trees? He didn't
answer.
This film has all the following:
It is a horror film.
It is a ghost story.
It is a gay love story.
It is a 'straight' man falls in love with a gay man
story.
It is a gay bashing story.
It is a detective story.
It is a bible thumping redneck guys kill a gay man
story.
It is a bitter divorce story.
It is an isolated old (that looks brand new) cabin story that
just happens to be across from an interstate but didn't know this until the film
maker told us.
It is a straight couple moves into a haunted cabin
story.
It is a soft gay porn sex scene story.
Actually it was suppose to be all the above but
wasn't.
Let's see--did I miss anything?? OH, yes, a very bad sound track
that the film maker said the 'sound engineer' made and a very intrusive music
sound track.
Did I fail to mention some very bad acting, not particularly
good looking people?
With all the above the drama quotient was almost zero--I am sure
in the 81 minutes there was some drama.
As the film maker said this was his vision not a 'committee's'
decision. Very few film makers can make a good picture without someone to tell
them "No"--even Woody Allen after many years makes some lousy pictures because
his movies are all his vision.
My feeling is if Jorge Ameer will need guidance if he wants to
continue making films and that he will need help with his 'vision'--some of the
best have had that.
