Stunt coordinator Lin Oeding turned director did a fairly decent job with the camera, but lousy on the editing, as some scenes were too dragged out. The 94 min length should have been edited down and the pace picked up for a length of 75-80 mins. He also failed to direct his cast properly, as some actors looked lost in certain scenes.
But the main problem with this film was the amateur first-time writing/screenplay by both Michael Nilon and Thomas Pa'a Sibbett. You would think when there's almost as many producers for this film as there are cast members, an investment towards the writing could have been applied to re-adapt the screenplay to rid it of major plot issues and unrealistic scenes, and perhaps a better score.
The acting was clearly C+ to B grade, with Jason Momoa, Jill Wagner, Teach Grant and little Sasha Rossof being the only ones convincing in their roles.
This is by no means a big screen Hollywood production, and if you can get past the amateur writing, and take in the breathtaking Newfoundland scenery, it's a fun lazy Sunday popcorn flick.
It's a 7/10 from me.
Braven
2018
Action / Drama / Thriller
Braven
2018
Action / Drama / Thriller
Keywords: drug dealercocainelog cabin
Plot summary
Joe Braven is a logging company owner who lives with his family in Canada. Joe's father, Linden, suffering from dementia, mistakes a woman in a bar for his wife, prompting a barroom brawl that lands Linden in the hospital. The family decides to take a break at their secluded log cabin, where they run into trouble from a drug dealer who wants to use Joe's business as a front for his cocaine operation.
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The scenic settings were better than the writing
brilliantly bad braven
This film gets 2 for some of the scenery and some of the ridiculous action scenes which made me laugh. The acting, the directing, the dialogue, the casting all failed miserably . It was one of those movies where you keep asking yourself,, why did he do that? or why did they not do that? or just why why why. There was a distinct lack of logic in almost every action the characters took. It is amazing that when the final edit was done and they had a screening that those involved did not think for a moment to reshoot the terrible action scenes. Some of them were embarrassingly silly . If for some unknown reason you want to watch the movie because of Jason momoa, then you would be better off just buying a poster of him and stick it on your wall and look at it. It will save you from wasting your time on a completely forgettable attempt in film making.
Arrows & Sticks?!! Lol
Outnumbered 2v10 the good guys leave all the weapons on the ground that would have given them a better leverage. The plot is weak and not based anywhere close to common sense. Sad to see that good talent was wasted on such a poor film.