Mischa Barton (left) and Ben Banks star in the comedy "Ben Banks," filmed in St. George. Courtesy Storylab
This is a message to Bryce Clark, the writer-director of the made-in-St. George comedy "Ben Banks": Your movie?s awful, dude, but don?t give up on filmmaking.
The low-budget caper tells of a real-life stoner dude named Ben Banks (who plays himself here) who seeks his journalism degree and stumbles into a blackmail plot ? while simultaneously romancing Amy ("The O.C.?s" Mischa Barton), a barista with a shady past.
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Opens Friday, Nov. 30, at the Megaplex 20 at The District (South Jordan); not rated, but probably PG-13 for sexual content, drug use, mild violence and language; 85 minutes.
Bryce, your script is disjointed, bouncing between dumb gags involving Ben?s slacker buddies to dumber gags with the idiot blackmailer (Michael Hobert). The film also tries to draw laughs with faux-wacky non sequiturs, like the characters who declare themselves Mormon while they smoke cigarettes and suck down coffee.
But Bryce, you know your way around a camera, and Barton?s charming performance shows you can work with pros. Chalk this one up to experience, Bryce, and start polishing your next script.
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