ColleenFarris

First saw this film at the Portland Film Festival and then rented it to watch with my family and friends. We enjoy independent films with realistic characters and storylines. Dark Harvest stays true to form as pre-legalization marijuana thriller. Enough twists and turns in the plot to keep it interesting and the cinematography adds an uneasiness to the backdrop of the characters' predicaments. Great acting from the writer/director, anti-hero James Hudson, Cheech Martin, A.C. Peterson and Tygh Runyan. Interesting note about Cheech (my parents talked of his comedic-weed-character film days with Chong) -- in this film he plays it serious as a successful dealer who wants to become a legal grower.

Thoroughly enjoyed this 3 part series; excellent writing acting and overall. The choice of exactly 37 days seemed arbitrary, since Austria declared war on Serbia on July 28 (the assassination having been on June 28), while Britain didn't declare war on Austria till August 12. Never mind. It gave the feeling of a ticking clock nearing the midnight hour. The writer, chose as narrators a young clerk in the Foreign Office and his counterpart in Germany. I did not mind being told facts all the time, but for me the way into the drama came from Edward Grey, the Foreign Secretary, beautifully acted by Ian McDiarmid (though 17 years older than Grey was). Grey was portrayed as a deep player, saying less than he meant. The dialogue, in particular, does an excellent job of conveying both the prevalent political mood and any diplomatic subtleties that might otherwise be lost on modern viewers.