CHOOSE CONNOR REVIEWS

REVIEW LINKS
Film Threat [Don R. Lewis]
Jetsettersblog
The Film Lot
FilmJerk.com [Edward Havens]

"For politics what "Wall Street" did for capitalism. It shows us with subtlety and finesse how the people in power, blinded by the spotlight, begin to lose sight of the people they're supposed to serve."
--- Las Vegas Weekly

"There is nothing more thrilling than seeing a young director ascend to the ranks of the majors. Twenty-one year old Luke Eberl, the writer/director of "Choose Connor" has successfully launched himself as a serious filmmaker. Writer/director Luke Eberl makes some extremely wise choices, fleshing out the demons while blanketing them with so much outward respectability that they may never be exposed. Owen Norris, as the spokesman for youth becomes a suburban celebrity. His likeness is on posters; he's in television ads. His parents feel the afterglow of their son's new found recognition. Owen does his job so well that the campaign starts to swing in Connor's direction. By the end of the film he has opened Pandora's box. The storyline is both original and unnerving. Steven Weber, a fine actor who is always remembered for his starring role on "Wings", rises to the political heights, making Larry Connor both charming and menacing. In the scenes where he allows us to glimpse his weaknesses, his loneliness, his inability to genuinely connect with his constituents, he almost makes us feel sorry for him. Escher Holloway as Caleb has the right amount of sexual intensity, innocence lost, and friendship found."
--- Jetsetters Magazine

"It's really pretty startling that a work of such insight and maturity was written and directed by Luke Eberl who isn't even 21 years old. "Choose Connor" has much going on both on the surface and under and Eberl's a confident director who allows both areas to grow and breathe on their own. I can't quite put my finger on it, but there's an overall feeling of creepiness to the whole film. As things play out on screen, they do become downright creepy, but way before that there's a sense that at any minute, the phony congressman Connor could snap…or fall apart. I was impressed with the tone of the entire film and Eberl deserves kudos for that. Excellent directing coupled with a smart script and solid acting make "Choose Connor" a movie worth your time. "
---Film Threat

"Eberl's smart, concise script and steady direction are propped up by a slew of star-making performances, most notably Linz and Holloway. Linz is the perfect nerd with ambition, a kind of mini-Bill Gates of the political world, shouldering the burden of being a kid at the center of an adult film about an adult world with an almost eerie ease. Holloway is nothing short of a revelation, conveying the twisted innards of a disturbed individual with an adroit sense of timing. He doesn't lose his cool so much as he loses his cool facade and replaces it with one just enough above room temperature to make him sweat. It's this bottled-up boil that makes Choose Connor so compelling -- it's as controlled as a nuclear test site."
-- Las Vegas City Life