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Aug 2, 2017 · Nevertheless, No Way to Live is a beautifully shot film, made even more interesting by a peculiar script and phenomenal performances. The old-fashioned setup might not be to everyone’s taste ...
Aug 31, 2017 · No Way to Live. Written and directed By: Nick Chakwin, David Guglielmo. Starring: Freya Tingley, Tom Williamson, Paul Rae. 7 out of 10. Dig up the dead bodies of Loving, Natural Born Killers and Lee Daniels The Paperboy and sew them together. Throw in a pinch of Dale and Tucker vs. Evil and a dash of Body Heat and your resulting Frankenfilm ...
Rated: 6.5/10 Apr 9, 2019 Full Review Bradley Gibson Film Threat No Way to Live is one goddamn wild ride. Rated: 7/10 Aug 31, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews Audience Reviews
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It’s 1958 Florida and a young girl named Nora (Freya Tingley) is in an unfortunate situation. Her momma is dead, Daddy has raped her ever since, and she has been financially trapped. But then this colored boy Monty (Tom Williamson), selling vacuum cleaners, takes an interest in Nora. To the point that, even with her daddy pointing a shotgun at him,...
Freya Tingley
I will do my best to keep the spoilers to a nil. But let me just say that with Tingley’s southern sweet, Marilyn Monroe-esque performance, you think this is a love story—like she is a damsel in distress and Monty is her knight in shining armor. But then, after a series of lies are uncovered, you begin to wonder how innocent she really is.
The Dialog and Performances
To me, the acting in the film is low-key cringey. Something I want to attribute to the fact there is no strong performer here to give either of our leads, Williamson or Tingley, that extra oomph. For, just speaking on what I know of Williamson from The Fosters, I know the dude can act. The issue here is that while decent on her own, Tingley isn’t that rock someone can lean on. She, at this point in her career, doesn’t have the skill yet to make herself look good alongside her co-star—somethin...
Addressing the Issues of Interracial Romance in the 1950s South
In the grand scheme of things, Nora and Monty were purely to set up the twists. Hence why, while there is some touching on the idea of a white gal being a negro lover, it isn’t dived into. We don’t see culture clashes or anything like that. For, as said, the relationship is purely made to set us up.
Nora and Monty’s Romance
Knowing what Nora and Monty’s agenda ultimately is makes me wish the romance between them was stronger. If only because that was the period before the rug was pulled from under us. However, in retrospect, while surprised by the twist in the movie, I feel like the rug wasn’t pulled from under us but simply tugged. This is mostly due to the writing and performances but also a bit because you never really get sold on either one’s façade. There is an attempt through googly eyes, kissing, and sex,...
Mixed (Divisive) For me, the issue with “No Way To Live” is that the actors weren’t ready for what the story called for, and the script didn’t live up to the plot twists. Also, while you do see effort from our leads, there are times when you can tell they are out of their depth. I’d add that in the script, it seems like the twists are tentpole mome...
No Way To Live is a surprise: a sweet, sick one. Paying homage to classic noirs, this indie gem also has a sly voice of its own. As the story spirals, there are some neat cinematic flourishes sprinkled throughout that almost wink at the audience a bit.
All Audience. Verified Audience. Adam Patterson Film Pulse. No Way to Live presents a tightly wound thriller that delivers a solid noir experience with plenty of twists and turns to keep audiences ...
Cool poster notwithstanding, this movie is kind of a drag. There are some good twists in here, some were fairly obvious and some far less so but overall, this movie just isn't very well-made and the usually great Freya Tingley's accent here is grating af. It's going for a 50s-set nourish vibe but most of it just doesn't work.
