Ghostwritten

Ghostwritten had me from the beginning. Jay Duplass delivers a quirky, tormented performance consistent with the tone filmmaker Thomas Matthews delivers across the film through sound, editing, and visual effects.

World-weary Guy Laury (Jay Duplass) refuses to confront the plainness of his life and instead suppresses his self-disdain behind belief that he can resurrect his once-promising writing career. Eventually, his internal demons and delusions catch up to him in the claustrophobic isolation of a dreary New England island town. The story itself is a haunting and original take on mid-life crisis and a reminder to pursue life for the love of life itself.

This is a worthy film on its own, and I want to see more from this promising young filmmaker.