An Unapologetic Woman-Hater Comedy
Pink Conspiracy Celebrates the Nice Guy
We've all had that feeling that our lives are falling apart. Some may even have felt a fleeting paranoid fear that everyone we knew was conspiring to destroy us. In the new comedy from co-directors Marc Clebanoff and Brian Scott Miller, The Pink Conspiracy, the truth is more vicious than any man could have imagined.
Written by: Brian Scott Miller and Marc Clebanoff
Starring: Bradley Snedeker, Sarah Thompson, Mercedes McNab, Mackenzie Firgens, Frank Krueger, and Chad Everett
Rated
Running time: 98 min.
FilmGuru's Rating : 7 out of 10.
Dave (Bradley Snedeker) is having a bad week. His boss hates him, his checking account seems to be empty, and he suspects that his girlfriend is cheating on him. When he follows Jamie (Mercedes McNab) after she ignores his desperate calls, he discovers that she is at the heart of a grand conspiracy to destroy his life.
While the concept may not be the most original, Clebanoff takes a silly idea and has fun with it. The film is unapologetic with the subject and never tries to be serious. The comedy comes through in nearly every scene. Even a strange torture scene becomes light-hearted after the "nice" bad guy (played by Dayton Callie) takes over.
An independent film isn't going to have the production values of a big budget film. Nevertheless, the film is a cut above some I have seen. The Pink Conspiracy was shot on a $250K budget, but it looks good. The sound is clear, editing is well done, and the directing is impressive. If there's one thing holding back the film it's the secondary characters.
The actors in the film vary in abilities. Snedeker and McNab are convincing enough to carry the story, but some of the characters are less well defined. They seem to be relying on the makeup and costumes to define who they are. As a result, a number of parts are played way over the top: Frank, Mrs. Reilly, The Duke, Nursey, and the first-grade teacher (to name a few). Instead of being memorable, they become a stumbling block for the film.
For fans of the Buffyverse there is a nice surprise in the casting. Not only does McNab (the vampire Harmony on both Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer) appear as Jamie, but Sarah Thompson (Eve on Angel) also appears as the new recruit, Katie. Perhaps the most surprising (and disturbing) cameo comes from veteran actor Chad Everett, who plays a psychiatrist with inside knowledge of the conspiracy. His parting line made me laugh and cringe at the same time.
On the whole, the premise of a female conspiracy works great as a comedy. However, there are some gaps in the logic that become apparent upon closer inspection. It's one of those chicken or the egg things, and it's not entirely clear if the "conspiracy" is something planned throughout Dave's life or the result of something he has done.
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