The Umbrella Man (2016)

The Umbrella Man: Directed by Michael Grasso. With Carter Roy, Rachael Carpani, Abbie Cobb, Rich Williams. While trying to discover more about the killer of his son, Brennan becomes fixated on the story of The Umbrella Man, a suspected shooter in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy

“I am a huge fan of many things. One is independent films and the second is the numerous conspiracy theories surrounding the Kennedy assassination. Went to TRFF to see Foxcatcher (which is whole other review – snooze-fest) and this was also one of the features playing. Shot on a shoestring budget of around (Iu0026#39;m guessing) 500 – 750k. A small budget on a period piece means several things. One is it isnu0026#39;t going to be great costume wise and 2, youu0026#39;ll be paying many of the actors nothing. At any rate, the plot and story have potential but not in the hands of this director (or AD staff). The acting is what youu0026#39;d expect from a movie this low budget. No one had a break away performance and some of the extras looked like they just decided to walk aimlessly in the scenes. Had this been the hands of a capable director, it would be a good low budget indie. But as it stands now, its better off a stage play.”