Brooklyn 45
Directed by Ted Geoghegan
Friday, December 27, 1945. Five military veterans gather in the ornate parlour of a Brooklyn brownstone. Best friends since childhood, they’ve reunited to support their troubled host – but when his invitation for cocktails turns into an impromptu séance, the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all-too-literal. Trapped in their host’s lounge, the Greatest Generation now finds themselves put to one final test...with their only route to freedom being more bloodshed.
When WWII veterans gather for an impromptu séance, they must face the ghosts of their past.
Cast: Anne Ramsay, Ron E. Rains, Jeremy Holm, Larry Fessenden, Ezra Buzzington, Kristina Klebe
Member Reviews
good, worth a watch
different and intriguing
It looked so promising, but it was just meh.
It's a surprise to me, thinking it would be a comedy film about a ouija board session in the 40s, but I was wrong, seeing a psychological film about the atrocities of war and the harm it brought to those who participated in it, all of whom were marked in a different way. Hatred continues after the war and makes us completely sick, to the point of destroying ourselves. A supernatural "Clue" that makes us doubt human nature.
I thought this was going to be some campy horror, and it certainly felt that way the first 10 minutes, but its not; there is even a dose of war psychology and what your "good neighborhood family person" is capable of. Light spoiler: there are archetypes in this film - namely the "hero", the "voice of reason", the "leader" the "damsel in distress", and the "coward" - but they end up completely doing a 180 from their roles. The one thing that stood out to me is how old the characters were, given that its set in 1945 and they're supposed to be veterans recently arrived from WW2; in terms of the actors' ages, the story would've made more sense if it was set 15-20 years after the war. And for goodness sake, just because a film does not have action within the first 5 minutes does NOT make it a 'slow burn'.