Revolution #9

There's an old joke that goes "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean people aren't out to get you," and this independent thriller puts a new and frightening spin on that notion. Jackson (Michael Risley) has a good job with a computer firm and a solid relationship with his fiancée Kim (Adrienne ...more

A psychological drama masquerading as a paranoid thriller, Tim McCann's scrappy second feature seems at first a game attempt to update some of the themes of the Watergate era to the information age. Unfortunately, by the time Revolution #9 reveals itself as a schizophrenic's cautionary tale, McCann has indulged in so many first-person stock-thriller clichés, it's hard to take the drama seriously. The production's shoestring budget becomes apparent early on, as the increasingly unhinged Jackson ...more