The Official Trailer for Echoes of Violence (2021) Directed by Nicholas Woods He chases away the hitman and takes the left for dead woman, Maryaka, into safety as he learns her immigration lawyer wants her dead, and they must escape. Synopsis: Sedona realtor Alex comes across a bloody immigrant and a gunman in the desert. Echoes of Violence is streaming on Apple, Amazon Prime, Vimeo, Google Play, and VUDU.

The exciting new voice in filmmaking creates a drama, crime, and thriller piece worthy of major entertainment. Sit back and enjoy the exhilarating ride.Nicholas Woods makes his new effort a feature film titled Echoes of Violence. Woods stylish directs a solid cast, who handle the action beats well. Not an easy task, but the actor pulls it off.Įchoes Of Violence engagingly tells an exciting story full of well-defined characters. Cargill gives a nuanced performance of a character that the audience has to both be angry with and come to empathize with. Russell is elegant and badass in equal measure as she fights her way to freedom. His reaction to someone getting killed in front of him (for the first time) is one of genuine shock and is quite believable. Horwin nails the everyman in over his head that is Alex. The ending shootout is dynamic and thrilling, with the audience easily following where each person is and what they are up to.Įchoes Of Violence is also bolstered by its cast. An intense moment involving a killer and some of Alex’s clients is shot in a way that only suggests the violence, but it is still quite effective. The director captures the intensity of what these characters have to go through without forsaking style. The action is exciting and visceral throughout. The screenplay also supplies a healthy dose of levity to keep things from getting too grim. It is one small scene, but it fleshes out the world and what these characters value very well. For example, in order to help, Alex must drive Marakya to Los Angeles, and along the way, they swing by his mom’s place to ensure she is okay. However, the lack of twists and turns is not a bad thing, as Woods wrote very engaging characters who make reasonable decisions throughout. There is nothing like it before or after, so it just feels awkward and out of place.

But, an imagined conversation he has with his father absolutely fails. The story holds few surprises, though one involving Kellin’s character works very well. “… Marakya tells Alex that she’s trying to escape a sex trafficker…” Can the couple, who are obviously attracted to each other, take on an entire mob and survive? Moved to action by her story and a threatening call from Kellin (Chase Cargill), the man from earlier, Alex is determined to help Marakya. The real estate agent helps the woman, Marakya (Michaella Russell), though the perpetrator gets away.Īs she’s recovering from the ordeal, Marakya tells Alex that she’s trying to escape a sex trafficker, Anthony (Taylor Flowers). Alex goes to investigate and sees a bloodied man pointing a gun at a lady clearly trying to escape him. A potential buyer has to reschedule, so he goes to check a few things around the property’s grounds. Happily, the writer-director brings enough creativity and style to the proceedings that it never feels like a rip-off.Īlex (Heston Horwin) is trying to sell a spacious office in Arizona. Each chapter introduces a new character or shows a scene from someone else’s perspective. Nicholas Woods’ sophomore feature-length effort, Echoes Of Violence, wears its influences of Tarantino and Miike proudly on its non-linear, blood-soaked sleeves.

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