{"id":20117,"date":"2016-07-06T16:23:35","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T22:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=20117"},"modified":"2016-07-06T17:20:43","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T23:20:43","slug":"fortune-cookie-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=20117","title":{"rendered":"FORTUNE COOKIE – Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Asylum\u2019s FORTUNE COOKIE is an exciting thriller, horror, and action film that\u2019s about an ancient deadly folklore\/curse to life in modern times.<\/p>\n

\"FORTUNE<\/p>\n

FORTUNE COOKIE writer and director Rob Pallatina has worked on over 40 internationally distributed features mostly editing, from independent genre films to TV movies for Syfy, Fuse, ION, Lifetime and Animal Planet.When given the opportunity by The Asylum to write and direct the film he began his extensive research as he shares, \u201cI developed the script after being offered an already greenlit feature project from The Asylum, a production company that I frequently work with. I researched Chinese folklore to intertwine real mythology into a modern day supernatural thriller and wanted to create a common threat for the characters, which was unpredictable and unstoppable.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\"FORTUNE<\/p>\n

In the opening scene the settings, costumes, and sound effects do an excellent job bringing the Chinese culture to life and introducing the curse.\u00a0 Shortly after,a group of friends in Los Angeles meet in a Chinese restaurant.\u00a0 Unknowingly and unintentionally they carry out a sequence of events that brings the curse upon them.\u00a0 The curse goes into action before they even pay for the check, as one of the characters is taken out at the table.\u00a0 Little do the rest know that certain death awaits them.<\/p>\n

\"FORTUNE<\/p>\n

Each character was well written as they are all uniquely different and each actor does a good job bringing their characters to life.\u00a0\u00a0 The conflict consistently escalates keeping the audience engrossed.\u00a0 As the story and characters develop, the tension mounts as each individual fights for their life narrowly escaping death, or not.<\/p>\n

\"FORTUNE<\/p>\n

There is hope and possibly a way to break the curse, but it may be too late for them. A previous survivor of the curse may be able to help, but it\u2019s not going to be an easy task.\u00a0 All the friends need to help, but several of them are very skeptical and refuse to believe they\u2019re all cursed.\u00a0 Panic, disbelief, and fear, have the characters scrambling in different directions which makes it extremely difficult to accomplish the mission to break the curse.\u00a0 The film keeps the audiences engaged throughout and some of the best and most intense scenes occur at the climax.<\/p>\n

\"FORTUNE<\/p>\n

FORTUNE COOKIE was Pallatina’s directing debut for a feature film and it was a successful one! \u00a0\u00a0With all his years of experience he knew what it would take with a tight budget and short filming schedule.\u00a0 \u201cWe shot the movie in 12 days. Time was very tight, but I felt I had a solid vision for the movie during productrion and was continually developing new ideas through to the edit bay. Working with James Hong was a dream come true after growing up, watching him in the 80s & 90s, I instantly became a massive fan! And he’s still got it :)\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\"FORTUNE<\/p>\n

For an entertaining, fun, and suspenseful film with creative quality kill scenes, check out FORTUNE COOKIE! \u00a0For more information visit The Asylum\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

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