doug_hile
Found this movie in a compilation of action films, that were mostly stinkers, and TUNNEL VISION clearly is head and shoulders above the gang. I don't understand why this film never got the recognition it deserves. For a low budget independent, it should be right up there with the major studio crime dramas, such as PRISONERS,also a 2013 film but with major stars. The actors in TUNNEL VISION are largely unknown, playing flawed characters, which seem all the more believable as real people. Christo has done a great job, in the footsteps of Stallone doing ROCKY,, as a writer, producer, and actor in his own film. Direction and Camera Work notable and out of the ordinary. I found this to be a totally engaging movie, and recommend it highly.
Wizard-8
"Tunnel Vision" could be considered a vanity vehicle, since Cristos not only starred in the movie, he was the producer, executive producer, and co-writer of the movie. The vanity aspect of the movie didn't bother me; I can accept such a vehicle as long as it's done well, but this effort simply isn't. To Cristos' credit, he takes a standard B movie setup (protagonist's family killed, causing him to seek justice) and tries as a writer to execute it in a different manner. While you might expect a lot of action, there's only a few seconds of what could be considered action in the entire 81 minutes. The problem with that is that by going down a more realistic path, potential (and regular) excitement is drained out, and Cristos seems unable as a writer to make this movie's chosen path interesting. Some blame also has to go to director Delila Vallot for making the movie boring and drained almost entirely of tension (and drained of color; the restrained cinematography resembles that of a black and white movie at times), though in fairness she was working with a really low budget. It doesn't help that Cristos gives a pretty poor performance - he makes Chuck Norris look positively animated. You'll probably only find this movie at a dollar store (like I did), and it's pretty clear why it was doomed to that fate.
bkoganbing
Martial Arts champion Christos who looks remarkably like the man who married my niece without the tattoos stars in Tunnel Vision playing a former gang banger and convicted murderer who just wants to settle down with wife Leslie Mills and their young son. He's all over the violent way he lived before. But when he's injured and the wife and young son are killed he's all about justice and retribution.Something he spots on a passing stranger makes him hold him for the cops and Scott Haze is put on trial. Unfortunately justice is denied, but Christos knows he has the right guy. He and lady detective Ion Overman keep up the pursuit, she more reluctantly as she has a job at stake. But you know this isn't a first time for this guy.Great martial artist that he is Christos is no actor. The cinematography and the sound are below par. I'd pass this by.
LeonLouisRicci
Extremely Low-Budget ($100,000) Film that is a Vehicle for a Very Scary Looking Tattooed Actor Named Cristos. He has Appeared in Numerous Movies as a Biker-Thug Type and is Trying to Stretch His SAG Card to Include Leading-Family-Sensitive Man.He is Adequate but does not Quite Pull It Off as He just Cannot Leave Behind that Thousand Yard Stare and Mumbling, "Method" so Common Today even in Bigger Name Stars. The Film Looks Good and has a Bit of Style, but is Dank and Restrained to the Point of a Reluctance to Break Out into Anything Other than a Mood Piece of Neo-Noir.It is a Crime Story that is Engaging with False Arrests and Freedom for the Guilty. A Droll Drama with Little Action. Slowly Paced and Deliberately Downbeat the Movie is Enhanced by a Good Performance from Ion Overman as a Police Detective.Overall, the Movie is All Look and is Worth a Look for B-Movie Fans and Independent Film Aficionados, but Action Fans will be Disappointed.
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