The Spy And The Sparrow

Another Seattle film, featuring several cast members from that earlier abomination, The Whole Truth. At least this one does a bit to convince me that they're not terrible actors, although the overall tone is still pretty amateurish.

The story focuses on a newly retired spy trying to reconnect with his daughter who he hasn't spoken to in 30 years. A series of odd coincidences and unlikely characters contribute to a relatively weak climax, and the only thing anyone really learns is that the guy wasn't a neglectful father.

The direction and acting was decent, but the number of plot holes here is really irritating. For starters, the idea that nobody would notice random transfers of half a million dollars between bank accounts is a pretty big thing to just gloss over. An "offbeat" lawyer would fit better in a college stoner's basement, and isn't convincing at all.

But even with those aside, the entire plot hinges on characters doing random things for no reason, and especially on the main character's half sister hiding information for no reason, and in a way that's never explained at all. In a mainly character-driven piece like this, pivotal plot events hinging on stupid and unexplained actions is a problem.