Written and directed by Stephen Basilone, "Long Weekend" stars attractive and competent leads Zoe Chao and Finn Wittrock with nice supporting performance from Wayans Jr. The movie starts off decently featuring some interesting soundtracks a bit reminiscent of Tangerine Dream. The lead-in is good but the romance seems a bit forced and expedited by the 1/3rd mark. The main problem through is Basilone's script. *spoilers following* - he goes for whimsical tone, when his story could've been better suited with conventional drama. Basilone opts for a tonal dive-off effectively off-roading it with the story - ala bringing in sci-fi - but the movie is not near sci-fi nor really should it have been-- there's a little bit of "The "Time Travelers Wife evoked in the feeling of the movie - though this movie is just not up to the same production points nor really needed quality for its ideas or budget. I wanted to like "Long Weekend", but the story needs more urgency and convention. It seems like the story and actors have missed their potential - there could've been a stronger movie here. The talent was ready and well selected, however the story needed more substance. 6/10.
Review of Long Weekend
