Redundant and unnecessary.

How sad is this?

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Keep Your Distance is about a talk show host (David) and a drug saleswoman (Melody) who get caught up in several scandals, including their own. Melody has a possessive and rich boy friend who gives everyone the willies. David gets letters that show him things about his life and he confides in Melody who he meets by chance, and they help each other through some tough times as friends. As things start to pan out some clues start to give away the twists that occur at the end. A class A film technically with lots of good scenes. Acting was very good and the characters where believable. In the end, the letters spell out a lame plot as the characters have to explain it all to the audience.

Although I still think that Pollard's first movie (Nice Guys Sleep Alone) takes the cake in my book, Keep Your Distance was a thrilling mystery, that will keep anyone who likes trying to crack codes and solve mysteries on their toes. Pollard did a great job of integrating the city of Louisville (from the well-known skyscrapers seen in the skyline to the best ice cream place in town) into his movie - anyone who loves Louisville should definitely see this movie. Acting was well done, cinematography was visibly improved from Nice Guys, and, all in all, it's definitely a film worth seeing. The unexpected twists in the story kept coming, and the way the film unraveled itself towards the end made everything come together comprehensively.

Stu Pollard has really stepped his game up and is reallying growing as a director. He takes a lot more risks with his camera angles in this film than in his first film, and for his first shot at filming long race scene, he does a great job. The acting he's recruited for this film is really what allows him to pull off such a good film so early in his career. The acting makes the plot line believable and the suspense feel real. The only complaint on the movie may be that the ending leaves a little to be desired, but that's only because everything up to that point has been so believable and because thin character development due to the nature of suspense films makes almost any ending hard to believe. It had to end somehow, but for as entertaining as this film was, keeping the film going for another 10 minutes could have been fun.

Stu Pollard has penned and directed an engaging film that holds your attention throughout. The casting and performances break out of the Hollywood stereotypes and add to the mystery of the film. Keep Your Distance is not shy about revealing the faults of each character and using the same to propel the plot!! Kudos to all involved!! I truly enjoyed the use of the Kentucky landscape as well as the opportunity to glimpse Kentucky society through the film. Future filmmakers would be advised to investigate non-traditional locals as a way of saving and raising money in addition to allowing a greater diversity to be found in the cinema!!