Fall Nights in China Grove

One of the many things that I realized about movies no matter the budget is not how high the budget is but how you use your resources. I don't know the budget (I'm assuming it was relatively a little higher than your average low-budget movie) but it's pretty evident a whole ton of effort was put into this. There were some things that could've been fixed. It was kind of strange that the beginning credits rolled twice. Not sure if that was intentional or not. Some of the editing was kind of iffy, like it could've used a little more tweaking and there were one or two continuity errors. The sound could've also used a little more work since it didn't always match the environment. The movie definitely had a bit of a slow pace, but picks up halfway through. All that said, there were some legitimately good bits about this film. The writing is great and had a lot of heartfelt, feel-good moments. Some of the cinematography was creative and there were some pretty decent actors who played some really interesting, well-developed characters. There were even a couple moments that surprised me about the story, stuff that I didn't see coming. It also had a good soundtrack and overall, I felt like this movie had pretty good direction. Basically, everyone brought their A-game. In conclusion, even though this film was a little clumsy, it has a big heart and a compelling story and I would still recommend it to those who want to watch a hidden gem. You just might end up falling in love with Fall Nights in China Grove.