This movie goes to prove the great minds of the Sundance Channel will accept and broadcast anything with opening and closing credits, regardless of its material or overall quality. I, as a filmmaker, am somewhat encouraged by this.

"Security, Colorado" is about Karen who moves to…well…Security, Colorado, after graduating college, looking to become a writer. She looks for inspiration in the small community, even though she spends most of her outdoor time in Colorado Springs or working at a CD music store.

She doesn't find the inspiration she's looking for and begins to go crazy, all the while trying to break up with her boyfriend, who for some reason can't take a hint. Why? Well, at one point, she just sleeps with him. Yeah. That'll get rid of him.

Eventually, as we watch Karen steal CD's from work endlessly, she gets fired and decides to leave town. So, she gives her boyfriend the last of his stuff and tries to drive off. However, her car won't start. In turn, she begins crying and the movie ends.

This picture was so confusing and lost, the writer/director didn't even attach his name to the credits, only his picture. However, his name is Andrew Gillis, and he has no other credit to his career. After seeing "Security, Colorado," I am not surprised.

He uses so many lengthy shots of Karen sitting at home staring into space and looking around her apartment, it completely takes one out of the story. Scenes between characters are improv, causing much of the dialogue between Karen and boyfriend Paul to run around in circles of nowhere.

Even after building up how much this girl steals CD's, director Gillis didn't even show us her getting fired from her job. This was SO anticipated, but the viewer only gets to find out when she tells her boyfriend she was fired for stealing. I felt cheated. I wanted to see her get fired. This would've worked on stage, but not on screen. Director Gillis needs to read a couple more children's level books on basic moviemaking.

The entire picture was shot observing Dogme 95 production rules (click here for a link explaining Dogme 95's Vow of Chastity), which was not as distracting as one may have guessed. Some scenes did get lost in unsubstantial lighting, but for the most part, the picture was visually daring and respectful. Director Gillis' shot selection appeared to have motive, but some scenes left me wondering what it was.

However, he was able to get boobs into the picture, which I commend him for doing with no money, as well as actress Karen Felber. In general, the acting sucked monkey.

Overall, "Security, Colorado" is 90 minutes of no budget crap. However, there were a few key moments which make this digital video indie flick worth watching at least a few minutes of. Good luck trying to find a copy.

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