![]() “The red herrings and dead ends that James and Alice help ramp up the suspense and keep the momentum, and the claustrophobic sense of paranoia and conspiracy wonderfully calls back to political thrillers of the past. ![]() And those masks are truly scary, long before James get more info about who is behind them.” So long as it keeps us going from one strange revelation to the next, Broadcast Signal Intrusion works. “The ease to identifying this movie’s references are almost a fault, but it’s exciting to see Gentry use them for freaky riffing and with Shum Jr.’s raw performance leading the way. “ Broadcast Signal Intrusion is one of those murky, confounding films that asks you to accept that the filmmakers know where they’re going, despite evidence to the contrary Shum is convincing James, who fills the empty void in his life with a desperate grab at hope, but it’s not enough to make this a signal worth tuning in to.” Punch Drunk Critics Not everything needs to be answered in a film, obviously, but most viewers want and need something concrete to hold onto.” Film School Rejects “ Broadcast Signal Intrusion is an atmospheric conspiracy thriller in need of one more script revision (along with an insert reshoot as the typos in a newspaper headline closeup are glaring) to solidify its ideas. The chilling atmosphere and haunting premise is squandered on a rather standard conspiracy thriller that only rarely feels coherent.” Film Pulse and his quiet, charismatic obsession make for a suitable anchor down this rabbit hole of a film, the film never reaches its true potential. It’s a shame because for the most part, one is heavily captivated.” Discussing Film A scene they share with a character played by Chris Sullivan is one of the best sequences in the film in terms of tension and storytelling, which is where “Broadcast Signal Intrusion” is at its strongest.“The information that is conveyed to the audience is interesting and vital, but the way that it’s delivered by the supporting cast and the words they speak are way too obvious Perhaps, if the film were to only follow Shum Jr.’s character as he traces the source of the intrusions and things weren’t so explicitly said by others, then it could have risen higher. is solid on his own but together they are more compelling to watch. They have a strong dramatic chemistry and banter as she offers her expertise. Since Harry has looked at these videos so obsessively, he’s bound to miss some things. Also assisting in his obsessive quest is a woman he befriends, Alice (Kelley Mack), who is a welcome change-of-pace as she offers a second set of eyes on these videos. It’s interesting when he crosses paths with people who have gone down this research road before but haven’t had great results. That build-up includes James navigating creepy online chatrooms and following information trails. It’s a middling end after all the build-up, which has a lot of interesting sequences and research into this phenomenon. “Broadcast Signal Intrusion” appears to implement the sentiment that since James is so obsessed, he was never going to be satisfied with the answers, regardless of what happened. It’s surely thought-provoking and not as disappointing as “Under the Silver Lake” (a surreal story that gave us answers I did not like). While the journey discovering this information compels, I did take issue with the ending as we are left with more questions than answers. This adds to the unpredictability to this as I never once knew where it would end. It’s also neat the film never feels like it’s pigeonholed to one genre as a hybrid of lite sci-fi, horror, and especially mystery and thriller. ![]() It’s exciting and unsettling and one of the biggest draws that sucked me into this world, as James investigates the broadcast signal intrusion that was never solved. ![]() It’s jazzy and sounds reminiscent of detective films (I thought of the recent “Motherless Brooklyn”) but also conspiracy movies of the era. Jacob Gentry, director of “Broadcast Signal Intrusion.”Īssisting us through this journey is the great score by Ben Lovett.
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