Bullified

USA 2013
produced by
Steve Sage Goldberg, Mary Ann Giannino, Jules Mencher (executive), Carol Matson (executive), Chase Backer (executive) for Steve Sage Productions
directed by Steve Sage Goldberg
starring Russ Camarda, Katherine Barron, Mike Lovaglio, Robert Helmers, Dan Brennan, Donna DeCianni, Steve Sage Goldberg, Ed Huether, Fred Carpenter, Mark Mendoza, Christine Montanti, Kaitlyn Boyle, Jonathan Fouche
written by Lee Kolinsky

short

review by
Mike Haberfelner

This was a very quiet town until very recently, but then Riley (Russ Camarda), a notorious local bully turned petty criminal, has come out of prison (again), and suddenly locals drop like flies - and they all have one thing in common, they have been bullied by Riley when they were kids, plus Riley has visited each and every one of them on the day they have died - there are plenty of eye witnesses and even fingerprints to prove that. And even though no murder weapon has ever been found and there are no actual eye witnesses to the actual murders and Riley denies the accusations, with all the circumstancial evidence there is no jury that wouldn't convict him. Still, once in jail, he's visited by criminal psychologist (and best-selling non-fiction author) Dr Staci Brennan (Katherine Barron), and thanks to her unorthodox approach to things, he slowly opens up to her and finds out more about himself and about the case - including some unexpected things that shock him more than anybody else ...

Bullified is a very cleverly written film that from the get-go actually makes you feel you have seen all of this before, but you stick around because the film has a quite gripping build-up and the tension never once eases - and the further you get into it, the less familiar the film becomes actually, until for the third act, it totally catches you on the wrong foot - to the best possible result. This all is of course helped by a very tight directorial effort and two great leads who play really well off one another.

Definitely worth a look!!!

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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