Movie Review - “Watch The Sunset” Is A Gripping Tale Of Ruthless Rescue And Ultimate Redemption

Movie Review: “Watch The Sunset” Is A Gripping Tale Of Ruthless Rescue And Ultimate Redemption
Brisbane Video production
In a single afternoon a man comes to grips with the power of his past when his estranged family
becomes tangled in its web.
Brisbane Film production
One of my favorite elements of a good movie is its ability to hook you right from the start. The range of
emotion and expression in the first few minutes of “Watch the Sunset” grips us from the get-go, and
from the first scene I’m ready to watch the entire movie.
Australian power house duo Tristan Barr and Damien Lipp with BarrLipp production company present
“Watch the Sunset,” a cold-hearted story of a warm-hearted man who leaves an oppressive lifestyle of
ruthless debauchery, only to be cast back into it and must force his way out.
Following some heart-wrenching interviews of people affected by Crystal Meth and Ice, we buckle into
the car of Danny (Tristan Barr), who on the outside seems like a battered, heartless human but on the
inside has a tender heart of gold. In the backseat is a beaten and drugged woman, her future unknown.
Danny forces her into a hotel room and runs out, leaving us hanging, as well as the drugged lady. He
catches up with Sally (Chelsea Zeller), the long-lost love of his life, who is desperately avoiding him and
sheltering their daughter, Joey (Annabelle Williamson) from the evil of the world. Danny is finally able to
tell her that he is leaving his life behind, he’s rescued and saved a girl from prostitution, and he’s ready
to be a family man and a devoted father. While Danny is confessing his story to Sally, his old gang
members kidnap Joey, calling Danny back to his hostile environment in order to rescue her. Danny is
determined and ruthless to save his daughter and protect his family from harm, and he’ll do whatever it
takes to defend them.
“Watch the Sunset” will twist your heart and squeeze out all your emotions, and will have you rooting
for Danny and his family ‘til the end. The film portrays such sensational expression and genuine
emotion, we feel as though we are there, wielding a gun and breaking down the doors in order to save
those we love. The acting is terrific, especially from our three leading characters, the lighting and music
intriguing and captivating. The cinematography is both raw and engaging, pulling us in purposefully by
the “one shot concept,” long and drawn out shots without any cuts. It tells us the story in a unique way,
and holds our attention until the end. The themes of courage, forgiveness, revenge and sacrificial love
are evident and beautifully portrayed. It reminds us that all stories must be told, that in the prison of a
dark past, a hero can still arise.