High On Concept And Ambition, Joseph Kandov’s SHOCKED Simply Burns Out
Signaling director Joseph Kandov’s second turn at the helm will be his latest sci-fi action fantasy, Shocked. This is my first taste of anything he’s directed and for its fifty-three minute duration, he ponies up quite a concept worth investing some interest, particularly if he can polish up his craft a bit for the sequel should there be one. Penned by Kandov and cast member Kofi Nsafoah, Shocked prefaces its narrative with a foreword on ancient African culture and technology. The film segues to present day with Ran Jacobs debuting as Kojo, a good Samaritan left neutralized when Osei (Hannibal Miles) an alleged mugging victim shocks him with a mysterious device. He later shocks an elusive criminal named Mason (Kofi Nsafoah), and as the film moves forward, we meet a small cadre of local gangsters, a detective, and a man named Xamot (Donald Tucker) searching for the murderer of his […]
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