Once the film has been stripped down to a clear-cut thriller, Welsford keeps it moving smoothly. A useful calling card.
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09/01/09
Jetsam (2008)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:7
Rotten:7
Average Rating:5.1/10
Runtime: 84 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
US Box Office: $0
Starring: Alex Reid, Shauna MacDonald, Jamie Draven, Cal Macaninch
Director: Simon Welsford
Reviews for Jetsam
1 - 15 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Jetsam remains something washed up on the beach, a confused, commonplace industrial espionage story. But there is real promise here.
09/01/09
Apparently made for £3,000, Welsford’s well-mounted debut delivers ambiguity in spades – perhaps too many spades.
08/29/09
A skilfully written and deftly controlled thriller that refuses to be bound by budget limitations, Jetsam marks Simon Welsford out as a potentially significant new director.
08/29/09
The film overextends itself a little as twist piles upon twist and in terms of narrative it’s not entirely successful, but as a masterclass in microbudget film-making this is well worth a look.
08/29/09
Top CriticBritish director Simon Welsford's flawed movie has intriguing ideas and a great opening, but never comes together into a plausible fiction.
08/29/09
Top CriticJetsam makes an interesting proposition but neither the execution or resolution exert any real grip.
08/29/09
Jetsam’s saddled with a score that’s as subtle as a pneumatic drill at 6am on a Sunday morning, but there’s enough here to ensure Welsford should get noticed.
08/29/09
To mention echoes of Notorious and The Conversation would be to flatter Simon Welsford's first feature, but his keen sense of place and atmosphere point to a career worth watching.
08/29/09
Unfortunately the initially intriguing story eventually grows confusing and unconvincing as Welsford reveals some head-scratching twists in a clumsy journey through obsession, paranoia and betrayal.
08/29/09
It’s all a bit silly. There are lots of chases, curses, kisses and the odd fancy gadget.
08/29/09
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10/18/08
Pic can be read as a cautionary fable directed at those who put too much of themselves into their work.
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