Review of Gabriel

Gabriel (2007)
2/10
Really, honestly, very bad.
18 November 2007
Warning: Spoilers
This was really bad. The concept was great, but could gone for less than 30min with the same amount of interest and depth. The dialog was just rehashing the same thing over and over and over and over again. Everyone else: "Oh, it's so hard, you just wait, wah wah wah", Gabriel "You've lost your way, do your job, blah blah blah". Acting was very bad in some places.

There, now you don't have to see the movie.

It's like the had a checklist as they went: Good vs Bad: Check Love interest: Check Facing past friend as foe: Check Drugs are bad, mmkay: Check Make your own choices: Check Save a friend: Check Token black guy: Check Use of film effects/filter (regardless of need): Check Stupid shot of guy/girl in front of window in rain in dark: Check Face your inner conscience: Check Moral battle: Check Everything else people expect from a high budget 'student film': Check

Actually, I must admit the end 'twist' and some of the shots were cool, (so I gave the film 2 instead of 1) but really awful still, people were walking out in masses (including 5 people I was with, only one stayed with me to the end) by the halfway mark. I'm sorry I watched this film. I needed those brain cells. I was going to use them for important things. Like drinking petrol. That's what they would be better used for. I hate you so much Gabriel.
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