Alessio Liguori: Last News

Apple - Android Little known director Alessio Liguori and writer Daniele Cosci keep things short, sharp and simple – and don’t shy away from the previous work that has clearly influenced their flick.It’s fair to say there won’t be any awards for acting dished out to the cast of unknowns; the youngsters give it their all but their inexperience shows.Only Zak Sutcliffe, as moody troublemaker Reggie, threatens to stand out from the pack, although, in fairness, the group are all saddled with typical box-ticking roles like the comic relief, lovesick puppy and intelligent “brain box”.The adult cast is kept to a minimum but Terence Anderson (Joseph) and David Keyes (Pedro) evoke warmth and menace as the bus driver and an escaped convict

Courtney Howard authorAll paths lead to an unavoidable outcome, at least that’s the conclusion demonstrated by the teenage motley crew facing a nightmarish problem in director Alessio Liguori’s “Shortcut.” If only someone had course-corrected the filmmakers on their own route to making this letdown of a horror road-movie, which gets off to a good start before losing its way.