Film Review – Big Sky

“Big Sky” is a story of survival mixed with crime film clichés. The psychological aspects of the screenplay are enticing, taking a long look at agoraphobia, and how such anxiety is managed while trapped in frantic flare-up of self-preservation. Director Jorge Michel Grau (“The ABCs of Death”) struggles with a basics of suspense, and screenwriter Evan M. Wiener (“Monogamy”) looks to create a community aspect of panic, which inches the feature away from an intimate understanding of the lead character and her long road to safety. “Big Sky” is engaging, with select moments locating an intriguing tone of doubt, finding its more conventional ideas and stand-offs intrusive. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com