A decent enough lo-budg indie marred by an awful ending and a supporting role by Tom Bosley. Here’s the thing: a lot of independent films feel they have to put some kinda name in a supporting role to make their film more legit. Whether this achieves this goal or acts more as a hindrance will be an eternal debate.
Anyway, why watch a mediocre police procedural set at a Catholic school? Because it stars Chris Pine! Yes, the future Captain Kirk can be seen as a Machiavellian Milo Minderbinder-type guy who accidentally kills somebody and has to frame the nice non-molesting priest.
Ann, on catching some of this movie out of the corner of her eye: “Are you watching an After School Special?”
Maybe I was. . .maybe I was. Still, not horrible (it starts off quite good, actually) and, given the low-budget, I am willing to forgive its many flaws. As for Mr. Pine, I had a revelation: in this film he reminded me of Hayden Christiansen in Shattered Glass. Because of his line delivery, his full lips and the type of snivelling character. But. . .also. . .because of some odd “Star” vehicle prequel thing? Who knows!?!
