Thursday, November 17, 2011

NO GOOD DEED

Finished this script by Jessica Chandler-Fay.

Story's about a couple that save what looks to be a wayward drug addict while driving one day.  They spot her coming out of an alley emaciated and incoherent.  They take her to the hospital where it is later revealed that she's a missing UCLA student that was last seen volunteering at a food bank.

Life then takes a turn for our couple as family of freaks begin to terrorize them.

The story is similar to THE STRANGERS.  We never learn why this family is terrorizing others, we never learn who they are, and they get away with their crime at the end.

That's the reason why I cannot recommend this script.  It takes the exact same concept without adding anything to the genre.

We learn the kidnapped girl was given a choice.  She's given time to find a replacement.  That's why she came out of the alley.  She was looking for the next victims in order to set herself free.

The writer can write.  Her pages flow nicely.  She now has to come up with something original in order to make a splash.

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