Waste of time

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.

Lo (2009) was directed by Travis Bets, who also wrote it. Spoiler Alert, I will be talking about this movie. What is it about? It's a demon love story. Justin, played by Ward Roberts, has a crush on April, played by Sarah Lassez, One day she was carried off by demons, and now Justin will go to hell itself to get her back. Using Aprils book, Justin summons up the demon, "Lo" played a la "beatlejuice", by Jeramiah Berkett in order to have the demon search through hell to retrieve her. A demon once summoned must obey it's master. So yes, there is a story here, One might tend to question that while viewing. I remember my college days, hanging out with the actors in the drama department, a crazy group, they would improve situations, playing along as they went on. This movie has a "anything could happen" feel to it. than makes it eccentric. We get bargain basement Fellini. A particularly weird demon, Jeez, is played by Devin Barry is prone to break out into a rock anthem at the drop of a hat, I could see a connection between Lo, and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" (2004) both gave us lead characters most could not identify with. Both films deal with lovers who were separated, both are presented in a offbeat format."Lo" takes the format of a, "Theater of the mind" experience as Justin's thoughts are revealed. Complete with stage and props. The movie aims at low comedy, pun intended. It turns out our poor boy Justin was duped, and April is not who he thought she was, but no matter. Love conquers everything. Hopefully you will overlook the Production values; Low budget, dare I say amateur, college film class 101. Yet there is also much imagination found here for those with a tolerance for nonsense such as this.Seven out of Ten "I'm fine with this, pass the joint" Stars.

The story is intriguing, certainly the plot was not predictable.The movie is filmed in the style of black box theater. The audience does not move with the character, rather the scenes are brought to him. The acting is mediocre at best, and the effects range from decent to lousy, like a cheap b-movie, which this probably is. However, given the nature in which the film has been created, the effects do not feel overdone, but rather create a sense of watching it on stage.In the context of a theater setting, the actual story and dialogue is interesting.Worth seeing once, no more.

The movie follows the interaction of a man looking for the demon he loved who had been dragged to hell, and will do anything in his power to have her back. But he does not and never knew who she really was. The film is more about obsession and duplicity than it is about love. A lot of reviewers here may not like the film, but I found it to be quite a good use of space, presentation and story. It reminded me of college theater (I know many will take offense at that statement), and although I agree they story was watery at times, the feel of it was quite novel. I recommend it because I truly enjoyed it for what it was, because it has it's own place and time.I especially liked the parts with the little stage show, the author's writing of how these entities think and truly are, and how the demons mocked the protagonist.

-----Spoilers out the ying yang----Most likely anyway......Once in a long while you get something this awesome. I have no precedent with which to compare this. Lo starts off right at the beginning and had me mesmerized the entire time. I never even cared that it was stage acting. Didn't notice it. Would not have cared if I did. Loved the "Demon girl" song even though it was long. Lo is awesome in his depiction of hardcore old school gangster talk. The talking palm is disturbing, to say the least. The guys hanging out off- stage getting ready for when they are needed. My I could go on for hours. It's tons of fun and a massively understated trip through dark humor. IMHO