This is a film where murder has consequences, the writing is serious, and jealousy with hatred plays its role. Anywhere draws a line to dangerous efforts. A line that gets crossed and creates another dangerous track. Written and directed by Adam Seidel, who has a form of writing where hatred does not go lightly in the film. The Oklahoma Plains is presented to be an evil place in a silent notion. The cinematics are breathtaking with this quietapproach.
The film revolves around a murder that happens, and covering the tracks is not easy. Especially when a small town already knows or suspects multiple moving parts. These moving parts are what keeps the film feeling invigorating and suspicious. A setting with a normal day that soon becomes the worst of any, because the wrong move puts everyone in a horrid position. The fact is the that someone dies.
The film’s main characters are John (Joshua Burge) and Syd (Hayley McFarland). They are husband-and-wife. John comes home with good news for his wife only to see two travel tickets with Syd and Cody’s name on it. Cody is John’s brother and he is played by Ryan Francis. John is angry by the fact that his wife and brother were having a fling and were planning a rendezvous together. John invites Cody over to talk about the issue, but he ends up (supposedly) killing Cody. Syd comes home and sees what John has done—together they are both victims of Cody’s possible murder. Now the town seeks answers.
Cinematic with hatred and enviousness to a level that is noir-feeling. There are not many corners to hide in around the Oklahoma Plains. The detective Rose Vile, played by Mary Buss, goes around asking the town about Cody. She even questions John and Syd about Cody—they keep covering their tracks. She also talks to Pam, played by Annie Funke. She is Cody’s colleague from the bar where he worked. John and Syd have a case hovering over them, and their choices can ruin their life. At the same time though, it does not dismiss the fact that there was an affair going on. The affair is what provides much of the curiosity and wonders surrounding the crime in Anywhere.
The small town feels vivid and in-depth. The fact that it is like cops and robbers running around and trying to keep silence at a particular pacing is what sold me the most with Anywhere. Despite the hate and the anger, John and Syd must keep on maintaining a low-profile. It is the inconsistencies that create thebrilliance in Anywhere. Stark and daring, but also suspenseful,Anywhere is a different-type of noir that challenges the human mind with the frustration, sadness, and anger that is presented in all forms through John and Syd’s relationship throughout the whole film. Will they get away with it? Can they start with a fresh slate? Do they want to continue down the road for the rest of their lives with this on their backs? Anywhere is a trail of lingering questions that is spellbinding. Three-and-a-half out of four stars.
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