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Gender: Male
Status: Single
Age: 35
Sign: Cancer

City: East Providence
State: Rhode Island
Country: US
Signup Date: 7/18/2007
Friday, December 14, 2007 

Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
Common

Reviewed by: Anthony Thurber

Common is about two twenty something men (Jordan Gray (who also worte the Screenplay) and John Robert Johnson (who also produced this film) who are on a road trip from Tennessee to California around the Fourth of July weekend. They went on this road trip to meet up with a friend and his wife out in California. During their trip, their relationship with one another gets tested when their relationship becomes strained, as tensions erupt between the two. The film was directed by first-time full- length feature director Jeremy Fiest and was shot for 15,000 (US) dollars.

Common is a very unique road tip movie. Director Jeremy Fiest does a very good job in making this film, a very interesting narrative piece to watch. I liked how he mixes the title sequences with the story, as it helps move the movie along. Another thing that Jeremy Fiest did very well with this film was the photography of it. I thought he it captured the heartland of America very well, as the scenery looked very nice for a very low budgeted movie. His actors give exceedingly good performances here. They had good chemistry with each other and brought their characters to life.

The screenplay from Jordan Gray was also very good. His script does a good job giving depth to each of the main characters. It made the characters and the film interesting. Also, his screenplay does a good job mixing the road trip portion of the movie with dinner sequence so that the film doesn't get dull or boring during the road trip portion of this film.

Common is currently playing on the festival circuit. I recommend you check out this independent gem, if it's playing at festival near you because Common is rare road trip film that focuses on characters and relationships between friends.

5 Stars
Not Rated
85 Mins

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