My review
I have just seen The Keeper. I am happy to say, that Steven is continuing in doing better and better movies. This was his debut with Keoni Waxman and it is really not bad. I think that The Keeper is his second best movie since Exit Wounds. In my opinion it is a little bit worse than PW, but it looks also very well. The Keeper beats UJ and DTK clearly.
Plot:
Very interesting plot, in the vein of Man On Fire, but it was no problem for me. Extremely good for a dvd release. I think, that it deserves cinema releasing. Maybe in the USA. But not in Europe and it is a shame.
Acting:
Steven acts very well, he puts some effort – that’s positive. Other actors in supporting roles are also decent, I am quite satisfied. The actress, that played Nikita was also great.
Action:
There are many shooting scenes, some fights and one car chase. Steven is using aikido, but he is punching too. The scenes with guns are pretty well done and look realistic. The car chase is not bad, shot in the high speed, with crashing, pretty ok. I am only a little bit sad, that the fights are quite short.
Technical work:
The director Keoni Waxman made great job, he knows, how to direct a movie, so I am satisfied with him. Camera work is as brilliant as in PW, editing is clear, sound is also quite nice. Althoug I liked the music in PW more. There are probably no stunt doubles (only during the car chase, but in movie not visible), maybe there is a photo double for a few times during the interviews between the characters, but I am not sure. The movie has 90 minutes, if it would have longer stoppage, it would hane more action. The kidnapping was in aroun 50:00, so there was not so much place for action. But the story line is very detailed.
Overall:
The Keeper is very good action movie, that deserves cinema releasing. It is as good as Fire Down Below, better than DTK, UJ and almost as good as PW. My rating 8/10. If it had bigger budget, longer fights, it would be an excellent movie.