Grace and the Storm

Christopher Amitrano plays Evan Piper, a big-city drug dealer who is approached by an old friend pushing a legendary drug called "GRACE." With the discovery of the GRACE comes a chance to retire from his dangerous line of work forever. The history of this amazing drug is very interesting, and it sets up a great backstory before the real plot even begins to twist and turn. Pipe is a great character, he's smart and charismatic but also believable as a criminal. KC Armstrong, who most people know as one of Howard Stern's regulars, actually rises above his image and delivers an extremely credible performance. The real star of the film might be Ashley Yeater- she's beautiful and heartbreaking as Pipe's ex-girlfriend. Every scene she has with Pipe is memorable. As soon as the end credits rolled I wanted to see this film again! There are some huge twists that are fore-shadowed well, but I had no idea what to expect. 10/10

there are so many reasons i loved this movie, the first would definitely be a fascinating story that sucked me in from the first scene. this film is about one character's search for a drug called "grace", which is something of an urban legend. i don't know if "grace" is based on a true story or not, but i would sure love to find out, not that i have any experience in anything like that. ;) i also loved the performances of the actors and actresses, all of which gave dedicated performances, with lots of memorable lines. fianlly, i should mention the unforgettable soundtrack, a superb mix of modern rock and industrial-style dance tracks. every song used seems to fit the story perfectly. catch "grace and the storm" if you can- you'll be addicted by the end!

A couple months ago, a number of talkbackers on AICN were making lists of the top 10 twists in films ever. And for some reason, "Grace and the Storm" was listed on several of them. My only guess as to why is because it was the filmmakers, cast, those involved, and their friends and family making those comments.

Here is an incredibly derivative, poorly paced, badly edited, low budget, DV feature with not one good piece of dialogue. Not one well composed shot. Not one even halfway decent performance.

Had Jay Mohr actually played the lead role, it might've been somewhat better, but as he did not, we're left with amateur hour all the way.

As for the twist, it's on level with something I expect on cable. No I didn't see it coming, but it was hardly what I'd call earth shattering or worthy of even the top 1000 twists of all time.

The film is mediocrity epitomized.

My summary says it all. This has to be one of the WORST films I've ever seen. And calling it a film solely for the medium it was shot on, presumably. The acting is unbelievably bad, as though they're a group of acting students who haven't bothered going to a single class (and of course, come to the table with no raw talent). The director could have done as good a job had he not shown up on set. It wouldn't have changed the performances one iota, nor were the images anything impressive.

All in all, I'd say if you consider spending an hour and a half watching this piece of crap, perhaps you'd be better off taking a nap, going to the gym, anything but wasting your time here.

Grace and the Storm is the story of one drug dealer racing for an escape from the New York City underground. His chance comes in the form of the legendary "Grace", a mysterious new drug that everybody wants and nobody has. The drug dealer's hard-boiled street adventures are balanced nicely with a bittersweet subplot concerning his ex-girlfriend, whom he watches over from time to time like a guardian angel. The story unfolds slowly but builds momentum after the intense "lab rat" scene, after which every new twist and turn seems to raise the stakes for Pipe. For the final half-hour, the audience is plunged into the high-stakes deal with the hero, and we can truly feel his desperation as the clock ticks. Writer-director Christopher Baldi (who also cameos towards the end) has a confident storytelling style that never relies on cheap effects or fast-paced editing tricks.