Brooklyn 45
Directed by Ted Geoghegan
Friday, December 27, 1945. Five military veterans gather in the ornate parlour of a Brooklyn brownstone. Best friends since childhood, they’ve reunited to support their troubled host – but when his invitation for cocktails turns into an impromptu séance, the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all-too-literal. Trapped in their host’s lounge, the Greatest Generation now finds themselves put to one final test...with their only route to freedom being more bloodshed.
When WWII veterans gather for an impromptu séance, they must face the ghosts of their past.
Cast: Anne Ramsay, Ron E. Rains, Jeremy Holm, Larry Fessenden, Ezra Buzzington, Kristina Klebe
Member Reviews
quute good. like a play woth a horror element.
I was really intrigued by the first half of the movie, but then it got boring and repetitive. The ending was dumb. I think the actors did good jobs, though.
On the movie poster I saw Larry Fessenden and a ghostbusters-grade spooky hand, and I thought, "Ah, OK, a tongue-in-cheek 80s throwback". Imagine my surprise at discovering a deadly serious, thought-provoking meditation on wartime grief, guilt, trauma, and xenophobia...and written and acted very like a stage play. Now I like this sort of thing, but it's not going to be everyone's cup of tea. Given some clever stagecraft for the supernatural effects, it would possibly actually be more effective on the theatrical stage than as a film.
I really enjoyed this movie. Well maybe enjoyed isn’t the right word, but it has a lot to say. The acting was excellent. It played like a 40’s movie. I think it is really worth the watch. There are no answers but when in life do we get all of the important answers?
Just a brutally bad ending. The entire movie didn’t build up to anything good. Just fizzled out half way through. Would never watch this again.