A New Classic With A Few Nods To The Past
This time, I won't spoil anything in my review so even those who haven't seen the film can read this one.
First I will speak in an attempt to convert virgin viewers of this flash and then I have some words to the author who created this masterpiece.
To The Virgins: This is incredible and much worth the time spent waiting on it to load. This is actually in color unlike his past two efforts (Composer & Edge of Darkness). Those were both amazing and B & W fit well with the stories but his choice for color was excellent and you, the viewer, will truly appreciate every moment of it. There's action, romance, good music, and a typical but fun to follow stroyline of a sax player getting gripped by trouble and trying his best to slip out of it. But I do suggest seeing the Edge of Darkness and The Composer first so that you can spot the little nostalgic moments in the music and certain scenes made just for the fans of this particular author. He threw in a lot of stuff old fans like me will remember and will laugh and look back on. Great Stuff!
WARNING: This NExt SeCTIon ConTAins SligHT SpoilerS!!!!!
To The Author: I love the little moments that seem to be thrown in for viewers of your past flash films. I don't know whether you did it on purpose or not but you have quite a few nods to the past such as the scene at the end at the dinner where the Billie and our jazz boy talk is a nod to Composer. The girlfriend dying is a plot nod to Composer. The fact Chillz is a musician is a character nod to Composer. There's one song that plays when Chillz is about to come up to some doors or corridors in a dark place that sounds like a deep grungy feeling and this song is straight out of the Composer. Even the Billie character is a direct nod to The Composer because of her full name being Billie Holidie which except for one letter or two is the same name as the singer on the poster that sits on a wall in both The Composer and Edge of Darkness. You also have a nod to Taxi Driver with the main song from the movie playing while Chillz rides in the backseat of the Taxi with a taxi driver that looks like Travis Pickle driving Chillz around. That made me bust out laughing. I was just tripping the whole time. You really interact with your audience in a real way and not through audible words or choose your own adventure crap. You get us, the fans, through emotional response. I love your work.