In a modern-day Southern California neighbourhood and high 
school student Brendan Frye's ex girlfriend is missing, he becomes consumed with finding her. He enlists the aid of his only true peer, the Brain. Brendan's single-minded unearthing of students' leads him to rich-girl sophisticate Laura, intimidating Tugg, substance-abusing Dode, seductive Kara, jock Brad and the Pin. Only by gaining acceptance into the Pin's closely guarded inner circle of crime Brendan uncovers the truth about Emily and his classmates and their terrible secrets.
This movie is a great example of modern or Neo-Noir, not only the dark plotline and shady characters but the execution of action, deliverance of dialogue and classic cinamatic teckniques. The snappy dialogue and exchanges keep you an you toes just like the noirs of old. Brendan’s an anti-hero like Sam Spade (the postman always rings twice), aggresivly inteligent and ruthless in
his convictions, an outsider and loner with few friends, a model of noir-ness. The Fem Fetal of the picture is played by a pretty doe eyed Laura is just like phyllis dietrich in double indemnity; playing innocent and victimised but truly a dangerous player in the underworld. Low key lighting is used in the more dangerous and suspenseful scenes like when Brendan is taken to meet the Pin, deep shadows are employed in other scenes like Brendan finding Emily’s body in the creek. Long tracking shots and still images of locations create senses of claustrophobia and lonlyness just like noir movies like the maltese falcon.
school student Brendan Frye's ex girlfriend is missing, he becomes consumed with finding her. He enlists the aid of his only true peer, the Brain. Brendan's single-minded unearthing of students' leads him to rich-girl sophisticate Laura, intimidating Tugg, substance-abusing Dode, seductive Kara, jock Brad and the Pin. Only by gaining acceptance into the Pin's closely guarded inner circle of crime Brendan uncovers the truth about Emily and his classmates and their terrible secrets. This movie is a great example of modern or Neo-Noir, not only the dark plotline and shady characters but the execution of action, deliverance of dialogue and classic cinamatic teckniques. The snappy dialogue and exchanges keep you an you toes just like the noirs of old. Brendan’s an anti-hero like Sam Spade (the postman always rings twice), aggresivly inteligent and ruthless in
his convictions, an outsider and loner with few friends, a model of noir-ness. The Fem Fetal of the picture is played by a pretty doe eyed Laura is just like phyllis dietrich in double indemnity; playing innocent and victimised but truly a dangerous player in the underworld. Low key lighting is used in the more dangerous and suspenseful scenes like when Brendan is taken to meet the Pin, deep shadows are employed in other scenes like Brendan finding Emily’s body in the creek. Long tracking shots and still images of locations create senses of claustrophobia and lonlyness just like noir movies like the maltese falcon.
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