"Exile: A Star Wars Fan Film" or "Star Wars Exile" is a 16-minute live action short film and since being released in spring 2016, it managed half a million views on world's biggest video website. The writer and director is actor Noel Braham and this is probably his most known work so far. This of course has to deal with the fact that the movie takes place in the universe of the world's most famous film franchise as you can already see from the title. Focus is as usual with Star wars on good vs evil and you also get the obligatory light saber fight sequence. Sadly, in terms of new and individual achievements, there is nothing memorable to this work. The music is of course from the original films and does not count either. Makeup and cinematography are somewhat enough, but these aspects weren't enough to make the characters (especially the bad guy) or story interesting or even memorable. I may be a bit biased as I have never been a huge Star wars fan at all, but I know the fans are pretty critical as well when it comes to their most beloved franchise, so they may be even harsher on this work here. Then again, this fan film has even received some awards attention, even at an awards body that apparently focuses completely on Star Wars. Anyway, I for once wasn't impressed at all and that's why I give it a thumbs-down. Not recommended.
Review of Exile: A Star Wars Story
Exile: A Star Wars Story
(2016)
Generic addition to the franchise, nothing really in here that makes it worth seeing
6 July 2017
Warning: Spoilers