Synopsis
It's time to come home.
When Robin Walker returns home for her father's funeral, she's forced to confront the damaged family she left behind, as well as her own personal demons; resulting in the reveal of an unsettling secret.
Goliath
2019 Directed by Luke Villemaire
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As a debut film this was very well done, as someone who has seen the struggles where mental health is concerned and also felt the struggles, I feel like this movie captures the dynamics of the relationships in a persons life who has been or continues to be effected by one’s mental health. Seeing how people can grow from the challenges life throws your way and seeing how others navigate it is an important theme in this movie. The writing comes across seamlessly through the actors. The cinematography is done beautifully. Loved seeing so many Canadian faces in this project!
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Saw this movie promoted recently on my social media through friends of friends. I found out it was filmed in my hometown so was really intrigued to watch. They did a great job overall. Really loved the music especially - it blended so well into the movie.
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A highly impressive debut feature film with strong performances and an important theme. I was drawn to this film because it features many young, talented Canadians and the stunning filmography. I found the score to be brilliant throughout. While the themes of the film are serious in nature, the script offers many heartfelt moments between the characters. Villemaire is definitely one to watch in the Canadian film industry!
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Goliath was well-written and well-directed. Superb performances by Jessica Sipos, Michelle Mylett, and the rest of the cast (Daniel Maslany was wonderful). I loved that this movie was filled with a Canadian cast. The lighting and cinematography were beautiful. This film is real and raw and the score (by Spencer Creaghan) really helped showcase what Robin (Sipos) was going through. I definitely would recommend this film to others, and am curious to see what this filmmaker does next!
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FOREST CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2019 (Film #4)
Technically proficient (gorgeous lighting) and well directed for the most part. And the performances were mostly very good.
But GOLIATH feels like AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY-light. If you’re doing a family drama there’s gotta be more drama than this, and the most interesting thing in this movie happens so close to the end, when it could have been the entire plot and added SO MUCH more interesting conflict and drama into the whole thing. The dialogue was mostly quite solid but the script didn’t build the characters or build the tension in a way that satisfied what I wanted from a film like this.
That said it is really well done on a technical level and I am really interested in where Luke Villemaire goes next. He has talent and he clearly has vision, but while his vision and technical proficiency almost elevate this above a student film, the script pulls it back down.
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This film is expertly crafted from cinematography to score to the exceptional writing by Villemaire. Extremely captivating performances by Sipos, and Mylett. I really appreciated the light hearted moments sprinkled into a movie with such serious subject matter - which blended seamlessly. You get the sense from the film that the topic is close to home and very personal, loved seeing the vulnerability shine through from such a young writer/director/producer! Excited to see his future projects!
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WOW. I had been waiting to see this film and it was definitely worth the wait and more. Not only was the film stunning visually, it dove into extremely important themes around mental health, the intense and entangled dynamics that play out with in family units, and exposed how raw moving through fundamental life events can truly be. The score was beautiful and intentional which allowed the emotions of the characters to be portrayed as well as create an opportunity for the audience to make personal connection.
Cannot wait to see what comes next from Luke Villemaire, a talented Director and an incredible friend.
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Good lighting and cinematography. No plot though. And I'm not just saying that because the director tried to steal my boyfriend at the time.
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I struggled with this film because although the score and cinematography were beautiful I found the characters and narrative to be a bit uninteresting. A couple of the supporting characters story arcs really kept my interest while the main characters I could have taken or left. Good for a debut film though, I am interested to see more from Villemarie in the future.