El buen ladrón

This was an excellent indie movie. Lance Kawas sure did an excellent job directing a first time writers script. The actors, although not known, really played their roles well and were believable and appeared authentic. From Jimmy Doom who played Honest Abe to Gary Brunner who played Felix I enjoyed seeing how all the characters helped move along the plot which was pretty intricate and had "cliff hangers" throughout. There were police chases, explosions, a madman running amok killing women, thieves, a traitor, etc. Every once in a while, the high intensity scenes are punctuated by a Shakespearean quote, reminding the viewer that this is a movie, while revealing the screenwriter's intellectual side and love of Shakespeare. But it was really the directing and the great camera work that impressed me more than anything. Seasoned director Lance Kawas did a great job of bringing out the action, fast pace of the plot, and the passion that the characters displayed. It is hard to imagine how Lance pulled this off with the low budget of the movie, but he did a magnificent job with the little he had to work with. It is refreshing to watch a new movie by an unknown author with a new perspective.