Film Review – Playing God

“Playing God” is being sold to the public as something of a comedy. That’s not writer/director Scott Brignac’s fault, but he hasn’t created something silly with the picture. While it initially positions itself as a story of con artists trying to sell a heavenly connection to an easy mark, the material goes much deeper than basic acts of deception. Brignac looks to examine the body-bending pain of grief and guilt, carefully studying character reactions to significant feelings of hopelessness. “Playing God” starts with a sense of humor, but it eventually gets quite heavy, finding the darkness of the tale a bit too much for Brignac to handle at times, and he forgets what type of movie he’s making. It’s uneven, but the endeavor deserves some credit for trying to work beyond escapism to address some agonizing realities of life. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com