Sam Ellis is a man on the
rise - a federal prosecutor on the cusp of a bright political future. But what
was meant to be a one-time experience with a high-end escort instead turns into
a growing addiction. His moral compass unraveling, his new demon threatens to
destroy his life, family and career. (Courtesy of Internet Movie Database)
ZIPPER is directed and written by Moa Stehpens and co
written by Joel Viertel, produced by Marina Grasic, Mark Heyman, and Amy
Mitchel-Smith. As one who watches another political drama / thriller entitled
the House of Cards, a series on Netflix, the character motivations seem
familiar. Whether or not you view politicians to be drawn from another cloth
and held to a higher standard I think a great deal of Americans understand
there is a whole other game being played behind closed doors, which in many
ways this film show. The pace of the film was warranted slowly unraveling the
main characters vigilance to his family, wife and career goals only to have
them pushed aside for the desire for high priced anonymous sexual encounters.
As these escapades eroded the main characters value system putting his entire
life in jeopardy you could feel the tension build asking ‘What if he got
caught? The film shot and told in a straightforward manner could have used some
cinematic choices to heighten the viewer’s experience. Overall I gave Zipper 3
stars as an entertaining glimpse of the pressures of political office.
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