With a sixth feature film now in release, Neil Breen's career as an independent filmmaker is the stuff of legend. The American Dream come true. Ignoring all modern ideals of 'quality' and cinematic value, he's forged a 20-year legacy of making exactly what he wants to make the way he wants to make it. His growth as a filmmaker can't be charted. All of his films are basically the same story, the same ideas and the same characters. And nothing makes a lick of sense. They're objectively some of the worst films ever made. But it doesn't matter. The subjective experience is unforgettable.
In Pass Thru, he portrays yet another cyber-space-Messiah who wants to cleanse the world from evil and immorality. Striking a blow for truth and decency and mass-murdering millions who he believes are evil. The morality of this is never questioned. This happens and there's still 30 minutes left in the film. Some people might call such pacing 'boring' but nothing can be boring if you have love in your heart. No lie, this film has some of the best supporting performances I've seen in his films, but the female actresses in particular are excellent. And it hints at a romantic interest only briefly which is a nice change from some of the cheesy love scenes in his previous works. It also relies slightly less on green-screens particularly in the wonderful mine sequences. Maybe he has grown while still staying the same. I love Neil Breen and this film. He's so bizarre, funny and brave that he transcends all possibility of legitimate criticism. A must-see.
In Pass Thru, he portrays yet another cyber-space-Messiah who wants to cleanse the world from evil and immorality. Striking a blow for truth and decency and mass-murdering millions who he believes are evil. The morality of this is never questioned. This happens and there's still 30 minutes left in the film. Some people might call such pacing 'boring' but nothing can be boring if you have love in your heart. No lie, this film has some of the best supporting performances I've seen in his films, but the female actresses in particular are excellent. And it hints at a romantic interest only briefly which is a nice change from some of the cheesy love scenes in his previous works. It also relies slightly less on green-screens particularly in the wonderful mine sequences. Maybe he has grown while still staying the same. I love Neil Breen and this film. He's so bizarre, funny and brave that he transcends all possibility of legitimate criticism. A must-see.