Jacked In Reviews ‘Red Ocean Blues’ (2023)

Red Ocean Blue
Photo: Nifty Newt Productions

We follow the story of, political candidate, Geoff (Chris Orton), as he pays a friendly visit to, potential voter, Vera (Marilyn Everett-Jones). However, as time progresses, it begins to become more and more obvious that the two may not see eye to eye on a few of his policies… and then some.

A dark comedy in every sense of the word, here we have a story that wouldn’t be too out of place amongst Roald Dahl’s ‘Tales of the Unexpected‘.

Although it takes a while to get going, Red Ocean Blues is a slow burner with a decent payoff. A dark comedy in every sense of the word, here we have a story that wouldn’t be too out of place amongst Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected.

The acting, sound quality and cinematography (aside from some enjoyable trippy visuals which give off slight Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas vibes) are something to be desired but it does a decent job of having fun with hitting on current events. Everett-Jones also brings us an antagonist that definitely has potential, in this short, political satire which sends the message… MP’S BEWARE!

Rating: 3 out of 5.

Jacked In Recommends ‘One Hour Photo’ (2002)

One Hour Photo follows the story of SavMart photo technician, Sy, The Photo Guy (Robin Willaims). However, although […]

Read more

Jacked In Reviews ‘Sid’ (2023)

A tale that was just waiting to be told, Shahzaib Yaqoob’s short brings us a dark re-imagining, showing the […]

Read more

Jacked In Reviews ‘Bite The Hand’ (2023)

Bite the Hand sees Grace (Lucy Shervington), an individual attending counselling for depression brought on by her […]

Read more

Jacked In Recommends ‘Rear Window’ (1954)

An Alfred Hitchock classic, Rear Window follows the life of L.B. Jeffries (James Stewart), a recently […]

Read more

Jacked In Reviews ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ (2022)

Bungalow homes, cars that look like electric shavers and a round of Gibson’s for everyone. The ’50s […]

Read more

Jacked In Reviews ‘Kinds of Kindness’ (2024)

If you go into the movie with no preconceptions, what initially appears to be a chapter set up eventually reveals […]

Read more

The Most Memorable Movie Santas

Over the years there have been many Christmas movies, telling their own festive tales, however, there is one […]

Read more

Jacked In Reviews ‘Babylon’ (2023)

With a trailer that promises quite the spectacle whilst simultaneously giving nothing away, it was hard to tell […]

Read more

Jacked In Reviews ‘The Batman’ (2022)

As we tour Gotham city on a dark, rainy night accompanied by a gritty narration announcing it’s “October 31st”, you […]

Read more

Jacked In Recommends ‘Girl in the Picture’ (2022)

After the body of a young woman is found by the authorities, they discover she has left behind a son and a man […]

Read more

Jacked In Reviews ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ (2024)

Before you can get comfy in your (IMAX, obviously) seat, George Miller quickly answers the question raised upon our […]

Read more

Jacked In Recommends ‘The Monster Squad’ (1987)

Horror’s answer to The Goonies, The Monster Squad follows a bunch of kids in a club based around, you guessed it, […]

Read more