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Surveillance 24/7

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Synopsis

This murky British thriller stars Tom Harper as Adam, a gay teacher swept up in a national scandal that starts when his mysterious one-night stand shows up dead - and leads all the way to the British Royal family. In his race to discover the killer, Adam's every move is tracked through the streets of London by hundreds of closed circuit cameras.

A mystery filmed largely using fake surveillance cameras, Surveillance 24/7 co-stars Dawn Steele ("Monarch of the Glen"), Sean Brosnan (Pierce Brosnan's son) and gay film icon Simon Callow. From the first frame to the last, director Paul Oremland (Like It Is) crafts a paranoid tale that this writer found headache inducing. We found the constantly blurry cinematography distracting from the tale, which might have been much more interesting filmed in a conventional manner.

-- Scott Cranin

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $19.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 754703763013

Studio : Wolfe Releasing

Languages: English Dolby Digital 2.0 (Primary)
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen
Features:
Featurette: The Making of Surveillance

Keywords

British, UK, Gay Male, Gay/Lesbian, Mystery/Thriller/Suspense, Urban Lifestyle, Voyeurism

Genres

Drama, Wolfe Video

Customer Reviews

Royal and Gay

Amos Lassen wrote on 02/22/2011:

“Surveillance”
Gay and Royal
Amos Lassen
One of the most interesting and controversial gay themed films making the festival circuit this year is a British independent film, “Surveillance”. The plot line concerns Adam, the hero who is drawn into a web of intrigue as evidence is planted on him concerning a royal gay affair. The acting is good and the plot holds a great deal of suspense. There are always rumors about royalty and I just wonder if the rumors that have surrounded Prince Andrew in the past were the inspiration for this film. Because of the nature of the plot I cannot say too much about it without spoiling it for you.
“Surveillance” has great style and looks wonderful and because of that, the narrative plays second fiddle. There was a wonderful idea somewhere in this film but it somehow lost itself. Filmed with hand held cameras and including images that were obviously taken from surveillance cameras, the photography which could have presented in a whole new way, became distracting after a while. Sometimes the camera work was so distracting that the plot was lost. The conspiracy that was presented—if there indeed was one-made me feel like, “so?” “Surveillance” had a great idea with good acting that was lost for whatever reasons. From a great idea can a good movie be found—in this case, the follow trough of the idea was lost and it appears that the director had no idea of where he was going with this film.