Sketch

There have been many films that have been produced that have utilized the plight or concern of kids (whether it be dramatic or comedic), and with that, has created a fascination with people to enable them to be pulling for the little tykes. The list can be endless: "Home Alone", "The Goonies", "School of Rock", "Stand and Deliver", "Spare Parts", "Coach Carter", "Stand by Me", "Hardball", "Rudy" to mention a few. So now we have as an offing, "Sketch". 

When a young girl, Amber's (Bianca Belle) sketchbook accidentally falls into a nearby strange pond, her drawings come to life--unpredictable, chaotic and dangerously real. As the town unravels, she, her brother, Jack (Rue Lawrence) and their classmate, Bowman Lynch (Kalon Cox) must track down the creatures before they leave permanent damage to the town. Their father, Taylor Wyatt (Tony Hale)and his sister, Liz Wyatt (D'Arcy Carden), racing to find them through the fallout, must navigate a town in crisis to reunite their family and stop the disaster they never meant to unleash. 

Others to round out the cast are Jaxen Kenner as Demarcus Davidson, Genesis Rose Brown as Carson Quinn, Randa Newman as Miss Thompson, Allie McCulloch as Ally Wyatt, Nadia Benavides as Dr. Land, Dajanae Cole as Maggie and Josh Inocalla as Rick.

This was whimsically directed by Seth Worley (TV, shorts and a video). Even though this filmmaker has no feature films under his belt, he certainly was able to stage, pace and have the innate ability to get his actors to show the worry, concern and fear they needed to exude in order to pull off the representation of this fantastical film. It was equally well written also by Seth Worley (TV, shorts and a video). Really, other than an area  that didn't show enough continuity, this film rocked. And it wasn't even enough to deter away from the impact of this film. As one sees this film unfolding, they end up realizing that this film is much more than creatures coming to life out of a child's sketchbook, but to clue you in would constitute a spoiler alert. Suffice it to say that. even though, again this writer has no feature film experience for writing, he goes much deeper that what is seen on the surface. The creatures simply cause these two siblings to have to grasp what's really going on in their respective lives, and Worley pins it down royally. This is done by Angel Studios; you know, the same company that brought us "Sound of Freedom", "The Last Rodeo", "Sight"."Cabrini", "His Only Son", "The Shift" and others. They seem to have tapped into the audience's taste in what they want to see and that's smart!

Certainly if you're a fan of Angel Studios, like the other aforementioned films, you'll love this one. It has fantasy, humor, originality and redemption all rolled up in a captivating movie. And the visuals predominantly created by Fin Design + Effects and OD Studios were stunning as they truly appeared as though a young child drew them. It's a fun flick for all to see! 

Out of 4 Stars: 4                                      Rated: PG                                      92mins.