I went into it not knowing anything about the film, and loved the experience. So I don't want to give away too much, and spoil it for others. Mark McLeod will be writing a full review on this movie for MediaBlvd soon (look for it in the new section)
This movie is a black comedy, with a variety of strange plot twists.
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from IMDB
Mark A. Lewis's tragic-comic adventure ILL FATED plunges the viewer into the boxed-in world of Jimmy (Paul Campbell), a small-town teen who seeks a better life but who sees dead-end signs at every turn out of town. His vague plan to leave and \"look into college\" is complicated by a revolving door of small-town complications - the demands of his lumpen best friends, his troubled girlfriend, his promiscuous stepmother and cuckolded stepfather. But the biggest complication of all is the return of his womanizing biological dad Earl (Peter Outerbridge), who'd fled in Jimmy's infancy after impregnating the wife of a violent convict (also his best friend).
Mark A. Lewis's tragic-comic adventure ILL FATED plunges the viewer into the boxed-in world of Jimmy (Paul Campbell), a small-town teen who seeks a better life but who sees dead-end signs at every turn out of town. His vague plan to leave and \"look into college\" is complicated by a revolving door of small-town complications - the demands of his lumpen best friends, his troubled girlfriend, his promiscuous stepmother and cuckolded stepfather. But the biggest complication of all is the return of his womanizing biological dad Earl (Peter Outerbridge), who'd fled in Jimmy's infancy after impregnating the wife of a violent convict (also his best friend).
Paul's portrayed Jimmy as a likeable, small town boy, with larger desires than those around him. He is "Ill Fated" by both circumstance and genetics. As the story progresses we root for him to overcome the obstacles placed before him.
The film is filled with witty lines, that had the audience roaring with laughter. There were times that I wondered how the actors were able to deliver their lines with straight faces.
