Shortfilm Review: Johnny Balazs’s Hitman Thriller, DANCER, Finds Its Rhythm
It’s imaginable that not all directing careers completely undergo smooth sailing. This primarily, among other things, deals with learning who one can gel with and filmmaker John Balazs is certainly on better straits in the last several years via his Prima Lux Films production banner where he’s immersed himself in several projects, one of which now entails the new noir shortfilm thriller, Dancer, now in post-production. It’s packaged really well in terms of visual style with not much time passing until the action starts to take hold. Currently clocked in at a little over 50 minutes, the story lends an otherwise abbrievated narrative hitman tale that pits weary assassin, Richard (James Conrado) against the seedy criminal underworld in which he’s set his sights on someone special, a club dancer named Dallas (Zoe Thornburgh), in an attempt to free her from her maniacal boss, club owner, Ronnie (Marcus Merkoski). Dancer explores […]