When my brother and I went to Vieaskew's Vulgarthon 2000 , aside from meeting every one from the films , one thing he and I had talked about on the trip down to Red Bank was Vincent's "A Better Place". We were both real curious to see what this film was abou as we had both been hearing about it for a while. We saw Malcom Ingrams "Drawing Flies" first and then around 11:00 am, Vincent came in to introduce "A Better Place" with Kevin. As soon as the open credits rolled and the opening music started , the chills could be felt in the whole theatre...about 80 minutes later my brother and I sat dumbfounded by what we just watched. I hadn't been moved by a film like that or any for that matter in quiet a while and given the fact that it was produced and shot with minimal fanfare and budget is a big nod to how good Vincent's work and vision of this was. I've since shown the film to some friends on DVD and everytime , the last line ( you who've seen it know what I mean ) just leaves people stuck for something to say except to stare at the screen. If you haven't seen "A Better Place", check out the website , buy or rent the movie , watch it and discuss it with people. In this day of huge budgets and effects with very little effect on the art and purpose of making a film in the first place . "A Better Place" in my mind stands far above any of them.
Review of A Better Place
