The Photon Effect

Synopsis: Independent Filmmaker Dan Poole, known worldwide for his live action adaptations of comic book legends, now brings you his first original superhero. Meet Derek Powers, a tower climber uneasy with secretive client. When he and his cousin Jay are affected by experiemental technology, Derek decides to shut them down, but he may have to go through his cousin to do it.

Rating: No Rated

Run Time: 90 Minutes

Director: Dan Poole

Dvd Extra's: Commentary, 3 Behind the Scenes Featurettes

Nudity Factor: None

Of Note: Filmed in Maryland

Review by: Jason James Rating:

The story follows two cousins that put up top secret radio antennas. It is a dangerous job and they are both good at what they do. This all takes a turn for the strange when one of them sneaks into a secret area of one of the companies that they work for. At the same time the other one meets up with the one that got away and begins his quest to get her back. Now take that story and mix in some super hero antics and some top secret technology and you have a pretty decent story. If you are thinking that this is a big budget film with top of the line actors, smooth audio, and crisp special effects than you might be looking in the wrong place. If you want something that has the look and feel of something that was made for Scifi channel then you are looking in the right place. The story itself is ok. There are parts of it that were very good and had my full attention and other parts that I was bored. The acting is what you would expect from an indy production. Once again it has some great acting and other parts that are not so great. The special effects are not all that bad. Considering the small production staff you have to hand it to them for the effects there were able to pull off. Overall there were places that bored me and places that had me fully engaged into the movie. They pull off quality very similar to a made for scifi tv movie.