‘Turning Tide’: Movie Review
Uneven, but really stunning
Turning Tide is more than what its amateur title suggests. Delayed in release by production shortcomings, lack of budget, and complicated visual effects for a novice film team, it tells a story of understanding, passion, and humanity in the most indie, wide way a novice can get.
I quickly liked the main character for today: David McKellar, a young Scottish boy with immense love for aviation. We start with David playing with his miniature warplane, wooshing it around and tracking his eyes with the movement. We don’t need minutes of walking through a day with him like most features do in order to get a grasp of him: everything is established in just one minute. So you have a room to tell the entire story.
Thankfully though a chaos broke out, what could’ve been the victim survived, at least only to the knowledge of the analytical David. He goes and observes the person, who turns out to be a Nazi. From there, David’s personality and heart is tested.
The intimacy of the movie blends satisfyingly with its stunning visuals and editing, which took nearly half a decade to achieve and is still better than that of Flight (2012). This is further emphasized by the stellar cast, including Patrick McLaughlin, though some of his performances flet a bit forced, especially his reaction to seeing the warplane formation.
But what’s most highlight-worthy, is that it is naturally flowing. When it finally ends, stay through the credits to be able to breathe using its soothing, classic orchestra.
GENRE: War, drama
DURATION: 15 minutes
WATCHED ON: YouTube
AGE RATING: 12+
LANGUAGE: Scottish English
