Stay Out (2022)

Stay Out (2022). Stay Out: Directed by Jeff Carroll. With Celine Alva, Ed Cases, Dante' DiGiacomo, Bianca Glemaud. Four 21 yos attempt a road trip to Miami. There's car trouble and they're forced to spend the night in a racist town. After debating the attributes of Black names, college, beer pong and beet burgers, things take a turn for the worst.

“*double sigh*nSo the first review I wrote was very honest, but seemed harsh.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eKudos to Carroll for never giving up on his dream, no matter the quality of his endeavors. While Iu0026#39;d like to say more great things about this film, Iu0026#39;m unable to.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt was a time consuming undertaking to watch at 1 hr, 9 minutes. I appreciate the attempt at handling challenging subject matter that many in American politics today try to eschew, but there needs to be greater attention to script and film editing (Were the car scenes filmed in a storage unit and meant to be fixed in post?), as well as makeup, especially for the castu0026#39;s darker skinned members. How can you create a film meant to feature such lovely skin tones, then take NO CARE WHATSOEVER, to highlight their beauty with the smallest amount of makeup?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe plot could have been developed into something intriguing and wonderful – but wasnu0026#39;t. Maybe instead of churning out multiple offerings each year, this writer/director/producer could focus on creating fewer, quality works that are enjoyable and easier to support. We certainly look forward to that day!”