A competent filmmaker could’ve drawn something out of The Block Island Sound, but the McManus brothers gave us a slog that doesn’t know what to do with its plot.
The mouthful of a film centres around weird occurrences in the middle of the ocean that are causing fish and birds to die. However, there is a human casualty among this, Tom (Neville Archambault), and now his son, Harry (Chris Sheffield), has to investigate this.
The premise is compelling. At first, you will get sucked in thanks to its mysterious nature and the eerie sound that the phenomenon causes. Is it supernatural, a force of nature or something to do with technology, as Harry’s conspiracy theorist friend (Jim Cummings) suggests? However, as the film drags on, you will find that it doesn’t have any idea how to fill its 100-min runtime.
Relying on repetition and the actor’s ability to draw interest, these 100 minutes end up feeling like 200, and over time, it’s even hard to pay attention because there are barely any developments taking place. There is also an attempt to introduce family dynamics, but it completely falls flat because it isn’t fleshed out enough.
A competent filmmaker could’ve drawn something out of The Block Island Sound, but the McManus brothers gave us a slog that doesn’t know what to do with its plot.
The mouthful of a film centres around weird occurrences in the middle of the ocean that are causing fish and birds to die. However, there is a human casualty among this, Tom (Neville Archambault), and now his son, Harry (Chris Sheffield), has to investigate this.
The premise is compelling. At first, you will get sucked in thanks to its mysterious nature and the eerie sound that the phenomenon causes. Is it supernatural, a force of nature or something to do with technology, as Harry’s conspiracy theorist friend (Jim Cummings) suggests? However, as the film drags on, you will find that it doesn’t have any idea how to fill its 100-min runtime.
Relying on repetition and the actor’s ability to draw interest, these 100 minutes end up feeling like 200, and over time, it’s even hard to pay attention because there are barely any developments taking place. There is also an attempt to introduce family dynamics, but it completely falls flat because it isn’t fleshed out enough.
