Very well executed

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Two people, a criminal and his hostage hole up in a dingy hotel room during a dark stormy night, only to be joined by an enigmatic third who takes them both hostage in this tense little independent film.I was a bit cold to this movie when it first started due to some overacting in the beginning but after I warmed up to it and got used to the stage play mentality of the piece, I found it to be quite interesting. The movie slowly burns to a fairly taunt third act that makes the film all the more worthwhile. Well-acted all around and while not the best low-budget movie I've seen, it is remarkable well-done especially given its limitations.

I discovered this movie while building the schedule for my new film festival. Now called Maelstrom Festival of Horror and the Fantastic. It was so well received at the screening that I am bringing it back for Crypticon Seattle. It will play at 11:00pm Friday night the 23rd of May.This is a film worth checking out. If you spend any time looking at small indie films you will appreciate "Sympathy". Powerful and compelling find it and watch it.People stuck in a room after a heist. What are they doing in the hotel room and who is really calling the shots?

Wow, I saw Sympathy in Indy at the Horror Hound weekend. It's one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Arik Martin's sterling screenplay is a powerful example of how writing is always the bedrock for any movies success. I consider myself somewhat of an expert at guessing the plot lines and figuring out the endings long before the movie is half over. Not this time though, Arik Martin's skill at storytelling was always two steps ahead and kept me at the edge of my seat. Just as I thought I had Sympathy figured it made a sharp turn and then made another and another until I was just left agog. For the first time in a long time I gave up thinking about the direction and the destination and just let this magnificent movie overwhelm my sense's. The three actors were fantastic and so believable that I felt I was in the room with them. The director did a great job with the actors and the action. They all get high fives for interpreting the screenplay and giving us such a fantastic movie. A big congrats to all.

Andrew Moorman is a new name to motion picture directing, but it's a name you should remember. Andrew has created a film that Alfred Hitchcock himself would admire, a study in people over their heads in a situation way beyond their control, a situation that their inexperience in crime and life only worsens.Moorman used a single motel room (and, a few times, its bathroom), but it's not anything you'd recognize in, say, the Courtyard by Marriott. This was one of those old, 1930s, row units that remain on U.S. routes, far away from interstate highways. This location gave the movie a threatening, uncomfortable feel that Moorman exploited to its fullest. Hitchcock's 'Psycho' obviously came to mind. Since 'Psycho', there's been nothing like a cheap motel to set everyone's nerves on edge.Moorman's direction and editing were very impressive for a first-timer. His use of reaction shots and odd camera angles added significant tension to a story already loaded with shot nerves. He drew the best out of his three principals, especially the alluring Marina Shtelen, who truly knows how to use her face and eyes to get across significant emotion, although Shtelen used her dialog convincingly. She, too, is a name to watch.The movie's sound was something special, particularly the storm brewing behind the viewer in the rear channels. You want to turn around to acknowledge the storm, but you're afraid that when you turn back around someone will have a knife pointing at your nose! This is a must-see movie that will be featured this coming July in Indianapolis. Drive, fly, walk if you must to see this film there, but just be careful if you stay in a cheap motel!