Not Quite Lyin' Eyes full movie, HD
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- A self-conscious and introverted Nurse provides home care for a rich, handicapped Vietnam Vet. Unknown to her, she's part of a con game cooked up by her scummy boyfriend.
Feature film from Northern Iron Productions. Shot August thru November 2012. Released April 12, 2013. Nominated for Best Family Drama, Best Actor-Filmmaker, and Indie Auteur of the Year at Bare Bones Film Fest, April 2013. Won Best Drama Feature at Hwy 61 Film Fest, October 2013.
Starring Donna Marie Beard and H.T. Altman, with Ingrid Moss and Doug Phillips. Written by Doug Phillips and Donna Marie Beard. Produced and Directed by Doug Phillips. Director of Photography: Andy Winters.
"Donna Marie Beard does a nice job as Brenda, while Ingrid Moss also really shines as Lois Drake. The film's real stand-out this time around may very well be H.T. Altman, whose performance as Connor Long has just the right number of shades without ever losing that compelling factor. Phillips himself acknowledged being a tad nervous about sending his own performance as a paraplegic to a paraplegic film critic, and while his physicalization isn't without its flaws I must admit that I prefer his performance here to his performance in 'Remake.' ... Not Quite Lyin' Eyes most assuredly will not work for everyone, most notably those for whom the big budget Hollywood picture is the only frame of reference. It might drive you absolutely bonkers to watch a film where the tech issues are obvious, the sound mix occasionally inconsistent and production values hindered by the fact that the entire film was made for less than James Cameron's toilet paper budget on most films. Okay, I'm exaggerating a bit. Put together by an almost entirely faith-based and faith-inspired cast and crew, Not Quite Lyin' Eyes isn't really a faith-based film so much as it is a film that weaves humanity and the choices we make into real life situations."
--- Richard Propes, The Independent Critic
"I was asked recently if there was a particular kind of movie that especially appeals to me. I finally decided that stories of damaged people helping each other find their way back to life (like one of my all-time favorites, 'The Station Agent') involve me emotionally more than any other. That's just what Doug Phillips has given us here. Brenda and Logan are both memorable characters whose stories continue to become more and more moving as we learn more about Logan's past and his love for his late wife, and Brenda's strained relationship with her father, for whom she's never been quite good enough. It's fascinating to watch the way their relationship develops over the course of the film, and I suspect that if you don't wind up shedding a tear or two you're probably dead. And Connor is a terrific character as well... the man is pure selfish slime, and yet you see just barely enough of a sympathetic character way, way down that it's not so easy to just hate him. How do you manage to despise what a character does and is so much while not QUITE loathing him? Not an easy thing to pull off, but it happens in this film. ... And one last note on this subject: although I can't list every great performance in this film, I would be very amiss if I did not also mention the fine work by Ingrid Moss as Logan's secretary (her character turns out to have many sides to her, each of them surprising) and Jarrod Crooks as the mob enforcer. Scorsese really should know about this guy for his next film. ... Phillips and his crew shot this film in and around the Twin Cities area (and Stillwater) for probably as much as any of this Summer's big ones spent on catering. And if you are able to see it... and I hope you do... you'll remember it for longer than any of them."
--- Joseph Bunce, HubPages