Review of Grace and the Storm

Grace and the Storm is one of those movies that makes you feel like you've discovered a diamond in the rough. I had never really heard of this movie and only recognized a few of the supporting actors, but after the first thirty minutes or so I was totally hooked. The main character, Pipe is a powerful New York drug dealer who gets talked into selling this legendary drug called "Grace". I won't go into the details on this drug because that might lead into all sorts of spoilers but the history and the description of the Grace was fascinating. The director did an amazing job of mixing an epic story about this secret, mythological drug with a very human story about the lead characters. There are a couple of huge twists, one in the middle involving the Rich Karma character. That scene was definitely one of the coolest in the whole film, and actually pretty scary. It's safe to say that this will be one of many scenes somebody will be going over in their mind after the credits roll. The last four scenes or so are especially well done. The tension escalates and the stakes just keep getting higher for Pipe, and the conclusion is just flat out incredible, with another great twist. I don't see that many good indies anymore, I basically feel like the filmmaking technology just keeps getting cheaper so you end up with a lot of amateurs putting out amateur stuff. I'm not sure what kind of a budget Grace and the Storm had, I imagine it wasn't even one million, but this is definitely an indie that rivals most Hollywood flicks in terms of story, acting, and entertainment! Very exciting. And Jim Florentine is hysterical!