BORDERLINE
Jimmy Warden makes his directorial debut with Borderline , a comedy thriller that promises a game of cat and mouse amidst a home invasion scenario, yet delivers far more than you'd expect. This twisted little indie thriller certainly surprised me. Duerson (Ray Nicholson), a helplessly romantic sociopath escapes from a mental institution and invades the home of Sofia (Samara Weaving), a '90s pop superstar. He just wants to be loved; she just wants to survive. The marketing and synopsis for Borderline will have you believe this is very much a two person show set, for the majority, in one location. While that would have been fun to watch, what Warden does with his film is thankfully something a little more quirky and, as a result, far more interesting. There's way more characters in play than expected and they all intertwine throughout, culminating in a rather bizarre finale that treads a fine line but just managed to keep me invested. This day and age, dealing with a subjec...
