The Mysterious Note (2019)

The Mysterious Note: Directed by Rich Aguilera. With Alex Aguilera, Natasha Diaz-Potter, Peter Tumangday, Jean-Ires Michel. A reluctant family accompanies their businessman father to a small town. His mission is to repossess a hardware store that is run using “unusual financial practices”. When his son meets a couple of local kids, together they discover a mysterious note that might change everything if they can unravel the mystery in time.

“While this looks to be made by an ameture, there is a fun and warmth to the movie.nFirst, the screenplay could have been better. It has a slow start and can be a bit preachy at times. I see this in other Christian movies, they assume you donu0026#39;t get it so they spell it out for you. But honestly, we do get it. It could have moved at a better pace, but overall not too bad.nSecond, the director/editing. Several scenes needed to be reshot, but for some reason u0026quot;good enoughu0026quot; seemed to rule the day on this film. (budget, time,????)nActing was all over the place. Some scenes looked like some high school kids got together to make a movie and other scenes were touching. But some of the characters were simply not believable. Crazy as it may seem, the lead role (was he the director/writer/executive produceru0026#39;s son?) actually was not bad. He seemed to be a natural.nOverall this was a fun film with a nice message as long as you donu0026#39;t expect too much.”