
Following a mysterious suicide at Niagara Falls, a low-rent detective unravels a conspiracy to build a revolutionary invention by enigmatic scientist, Nikola Tesla.... (Full plot summary below)
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Following a mysterious suicide at Niagara Falls, a low-rent detective unravels a conspiracy to build a revolutionary invention by enigmatic scientist, Nikola Tesla.
Leave your thoughts about The American Side.
| Rochester Democrat and ChronicleJack GarnerIt's an intriguing neo-film-noir, and amusingly convoluted (in the challenging tradition of the genre.) |
| Chicago Sun-TimesMiriam Di NunzioAll of it is such a throwback on so many levels (Charlie’s car, his clothes, his incessant use of pay phones) that you just go with it, no matter how many confusing twists and turns the conspiracy theory plot takes thanks to co-writers Stuhr and Ricker. |
| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea ChaseTesla, government black ops, and a shadowy cabal running the world all wrapped up in a nifty neo-noir that pays suitable homage to the genre. Be still my foolish heart. |
| San Francisco ChronicleSteve RubensteinThe American Side is a swell trip on one of those cheesy carnival rides, and you'll know it's time to get off the roller coaster when the credits roll. |
| Movie BoeufDavid N. ButterworthAn extremely satisfying throwback to those classic gumshoe dramas of the '40s and '50s, with their style and tone purposefully intact. |
| Far Out MagazineMonica ReidIt is enjoyable throughout, particularly for movie buffs, and is a clever and offbeat first attempt from a promising director who will, hopefully, have the opportunity to do much more. |
| Buffalo NewsJeff SimonThe film, then, will be a different matter for area moviegoers than it will be for others. For us, it is unfailingly enjoyable -- good in almost every way. |
| Willamette WeekChance Solem-PfeiferThis Nikola Tesla-inspired conspiracy shoots for too much wonder and darkness at once, too wed to Greg Stuhr's gullible gumshoe to make a memorable noir on the cheap. |
| Village VoiceAbbey BenderWhile The American Side may not quite achieve the classic thriller tone to which it aspires, it does create an enjoyably hard-boiled world. |
| Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe American Side is a loving homage that should be of particular interest to film buffs who can play spot the references. |