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David Secca
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Jennifer Secca
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Steve Lynde
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Linda
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Mary
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New Jersey Detective David Secca's life is changed forever when he discovers a piece of film in an antique box. On the film is a lone man, concealing a rifle, standing on a grassy knoll-the exact knoll President John F. Kennedy passed as he was assassinated. But is the film authentic? Or, is it another hoax surrounding President Kennedy's murder? When David seeks help in Professor Steve Lynde, it becomes horrifically clear the photo holds evidence of conspiracy. Now, the two must race to expose the cover-up before they're eliminated. Written by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
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new jersey | kennedy assassination | written and directed by cast member | dream job | cigar smoking |Taglines:
It's said that a picture is worth a thousand words...what about one that's worth your life? See more »Genres:
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24 February 2009 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Salaliiton jäljillä See more »Filming Locations:
Carlstadt, New Jersey, USACompany Credits
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Written by Joe Lervold
Performed by The Joel Evans Quartet
Courtesy of Master Source
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Chris Noth starred with Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex and the City (1998). Sarah dated John F. Kennedy Jr. in the late 80's. See more »Goofs
A frame of a film is shown of a shooter on the grassy knoll taken at the time of the JFK assassination. The grassy knoll is in the background and the shadow is relatively long and goes to the right (west), indicating that it is mid-morning. However, JFK was shot at 1230pm so the shadow should be rather short since the sun is almost directly overhead and should go slightly to the left. See more »Soundtracks
Oh Love's A Lovely ThingWritten by Joe Lervold
Performed by The Joel Evans Quartet
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Frame of Mind is a by the numbers conspiracy thriller with not one twist you cannot see from miles ahead if you have seen one conspiracy thriller in your life. (If you haven't, do yourself a favour and don't make it your first one.) One episode of '24' has ten times more "surprising" reveals and the level of intelligence is comparable too. This film is insulting to the viewer on many levels.
Every character, every plot point is like coming from a box labelled "conspiracy thriller clichés" down to the James Bond-type moustachioed, "sophisticated" villain (it turns out he has grandkids - wow, he is human too!). Writing is so lazy, it's like the whole story was penned for a high school creative writing assignment. The first 45 minutes are basically spent on establishing stuff one already knows going in (for instance from reading the synopsis on the DVD box). Lots of unnecessary verbal exposition is going on and many scenes are there seemingly for the reason to hit home the fact that the hero and his wife love each other. Their cutesy scenes being lovey-dovey are stomach churning. You can hear better honed dialogues on an afternoon Hallmark movie.
The most frustratingly bad aspect of the story is the fact that if the conspirators weren't reacting to the threat of disclosure, most probably they would never be in any danger of getting caught, as everyone would just let it die. As soon as they start pulling strings to intimidate people, they confirm all the suspicions. They are incredibly stupid, which begs the question how they can keep deceiving the whole world.
Acting is abominable throughout - then again, the actors have nothing to work with. The ridiculous effort to cash in on Chris Noth's Sex and the City fame by putting his face on all artwork is a blatant deceit - he is a secondary character at best. The film is obviously a vanity project for Carl T. Evans, actor, co-writer and producer of this silly film, but he fails in every role.
Tech credits are good, lensing is especially great. Editing is fine too, as is sound. It's just a pity these are supporting an inferior product.