Movie #759 .........................Lonely Boy

Movie #759 "Lonely Boy" was based on an interesting concept, that of living with schizophrenia, and that's very topical nowadays --- the film suggests there should be other ways to tackle the disease besides with the use of drugs, so I applaud any film that tries to do that. However, the acting isn't up to par, and the script has lots of weak moments in it. And it's a bit too long and should have been cut more. But that's what is very typical with an early showing of a print at a film festival. I really, really liked the opening --- the freneticness of his life, with the hallucinations and all! But then the girl makes her entrance and she's quirky, but she staccatos a lot of her lines and that pushes her away from the audience. And then it takes quite a while to get to the end --- lots of extra scenes, I thought. So i thought it was a hopeful showing, but it could still use some work in the editing room. Lonely Boy, 2 hours 4 minutes. Directed by: Dale Fabrigar, Cast: Alev Aydin, Greg Vrotsos. I give 3.8 stars out of 5. Synopsis: Franky is stuck in a directionless rut of cold isolation. He lives in a hauntingly bare apartment and works a deadend job. As a uniquely spirited young man in constant pursuit of romance, Franky attempts to navigate the mercilessly harsh world of dating. There's just one caveat: he suffers from schizophrenia and recently decided to liberate himself from his medication. After losing his job because of his illness, things take a tragically funny turn for the not-so-good. When he finds a genuine connection with Alex, he inadvertently sets on a path towards self-actualization. Frankie searches to uncover the truth about his family's past in hopes to bring him peace and clarity. However, what he finds may in fact cloud his reality further. The writer is the main actor and this movie was elected as Festival Choice at the Phoenix Film Festival.