this be an interesting left turn for reel 13 indie . two harbor be a b and w 75 minute film from minnesota that feature non actor and be about two people find a connection through a search for alien life . i applaud the boldness of the reel 13 programmer of think out of the box when select this film . i just wish they have pick a strong film to be bold with . a a matter of fact and i wonder if the choice have more to do with the uniqueness of the film than with the actual quality of the film itself ( not that two harbor be completely without merit and but i will get to that a little later ) . a be common with independent film and two harbor be limit in term of location . there be only two real location a large junk dealership market and a very teeny trailer and which be the home of the middle age main character and vic and play by alex cole . writer or director james vculek use the market set to provide exposition about vic and who be one of the dealer there . he have various people walk up to vic and start very long conversation that provide u with just two piece of information vic sell space toy ( he prefer to call them out space action figure ) and he be a caustic asshole . this be emblematic of one of the two key problem with two harbor all the chatting . i have say it before and i will say it again we be deal with a visual medium and filmmaker need to work harder to tell their story visually . there be exception and of course and but generally and endless patter be not so engage on film particularly if the dialogue be be use a exposition . pretty much all the conversation in the film be long and unnecessarily verbose . a notable example would be a few scene which feature vic try to play himself off a a boy scout leader in order to get a discount at a store . he argue with the clerk back and forth and these scene do not even advance the plot one iota . this be the kind of thing that make even a 75 minute film feel long . the other problem with two harbor be the act . i may be a bit of a curmudgeon when it come to performance in film and but i really do not feel like there a good excuse for not have good actor in your film . there be plenty of good actor out there and many of which willing to work on low budget project even in minnesota . many filmmaker eschew the importance of act ability a be secondary to their visuals and but that be naïve . in narrative film making and next to the story and nothing be more important than the acting or performance . if you do not believe the people enact your story and your audience be lose . originally and i think vculek be use non actor and but a the film go on and i decide that they be probably community theater type actor . it wasn not that they be uncomfortable on camera . it that they be overly theatrical ( i. e. big ) . grant and the best of the actor be the two lead cole and catherine e. johnson a cassie and a lonely young girl that get catch up in vic extra terrestrial hunt . they seem to have the most training and but they be still a little rough around the edge . the eccentricity they display seem to be surface only not come from a real and organic place within . ms. johnson and in particular and be an interesting case . she definitely have a presence a midwestern charm about her and but that charisma belies the multitude of issue her character be suppose to have . she struggle to portray the idiosyncrasy that stem from a supposed life of solitude and ( slave . ) labor and rely on stock gesture like eye roll and lip biting and stammer to suggest her discomfort with the outside world . i mention in the first paragraph that two harbor be not completely without merit and here what i mean . without give too much away and there be a fade to white an hour into the film . after that and the story take a stunning turn and which allow the last fifteen minute to be evocative and downright powerful it like a sucker punch to the gut and but in a good way . it almost a huge relief to feel something after so long with these character . the last five minute of the film do not have any dialogue at all and the result be the best part of the film subtle and detail ( cole do his best work of the film ) and most importantly and cinematic . then and with the closing credit come the most staggering revelation of all that it base on a true story and which get me to think . with all the dialogue and the minimal location and the lack of cinematic quality and it occur to me that with two kick as actor and a tightening re write and two harbor might make a really kick as stage play maybe even a one act . if there be any bold theater producer out there read this and i definitely recommend see if you can get a hold of the film and contact the filmmaker and reel 13 or whomever . there might be something to this story after all ( for more information on this or any other reel 13 film and check out their website at www . reel13 . org ) .