Looted

This is newb writer and director Rene van Pannevis' first full length film with a handful of previous shorts, and I feel this one should've also been a short. The 89 min runtime felt like 3+ hours with the long dragged out and unnecessary scenes, slow pacing, and all the excessive filler for such little substance. The entire first hour only needed to be 10-15 mins long to get its point across. Not much happens until the last half hour, and even then, there was no satisfaction in its ending. There were also many amateur plot and technical issues in his screenplay. His directing was decent, with lots of close-ups and follow-me shots. The landscape scenery was exceptional, but got tiring with the same shots constantly being shown. Casting and performances were adequate, with only Thomas Turgoose's performance standing out. Not sure why the critics raved about this film, but I personally couldn't wait for it to finish, and when it did, I was disappointed with the overall investment I made into this story. It's a generous 5/10 from me.