Friday, August 10, 2012

The Independent Critic Reviews DELIVERY


Here is another fantastic review of DELIVERY by the great Richard Propes of The Independent Critic! Check it out after the jump:


"If you've ever had drug addiction impact your life in any way, then writer/director Princeton Holt's Delivery will unquestionably touch you deeply.

If you've never had drug addiction impact your life in any way, you're in denial.

Drug addiction and its devastating impact is center stage, though it must be stated up front that Delivery is about much more than drug addiction or drug addicts. The story itself is simple. Tim (John Greer) is a friend to Julie (Kelsey Law) and Peter (David Vaughn, an engaged couple seemingly on their way out poverty who find themselves having fallen back thanks to their growing problem with addiction. Reluctantly, Tim becomes involved with their lives on a deeper level and offers some advice that may become their key to a sliver of hope.

Working within a mere 20+ minute time span, Holt wisely knows that he can't even begin to approach the full spectrum of addiction and its influence on a life. Even more wisely, Holt doesn't even try to go there and instead focuses Delivery squarely upon its trio of characters. One of the most powerful aspects of Delivery may very well be that Holt absolutely refuses to stereotype his characters as textbook addicts, but instead he makes us realize that these people, especially Julie and Peter, are human beings whose human experience has become stained by their addictions. They are not their addictions but, perhaps, their addictions are starting to swallow up who they are."

Read the full review HERE.

- Lena

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