They Have the SITE

 

Jeri Jacquin

Coming to theatres and Digital from writer/director Jason Eric Perlman and Blue Fox Entertainment comes the mind-bending story of SITE.

Neil Bardo (Jake McLaughlin) is a proud father of boy Wylie (Carson Minnear) but struggling in his marriage with wife Elena (Arielle Kebbel). At work, he and boss Garrison (Theo Rossi) are off to inspect a building that has been purchased by clients to build a new school. Gaining entry, they manage to turn on the power to inspect everything only to discover an odd structure in the lower level. Walking closer to the light, Neil begins to feel strange and he can not even begin to explain it.

Spending time with his son, Neil sees an accident in tunnel vision but can not stop it from happening as Wylie ends up in the hospital. Now he must come up with the funds for the intense medical attention his son needs as wife Elena is furious. As the days pass, Neil continues to see more strange things that are unexplainable along with the feeling he is being watched. Trying to explain it to both Elena and boss Garrison, it seems to just cause more problems.

After a scuffle with Garrison, Neil believes he must return to the building where all of his episodes began. Along with journalist friend Naomi (Miki Ishikawa), Neil takes her to the strange machine and she starts experiencing the same things. Determined to find out the connection between the building, its effects and history – it is going to take him on a journey of terror. The past and present begin to collide as connections between the treachery in a war-time prison camp and Neil’s family become more and more evident.

There is one chance to change it all!

McLaughlin as Neil is a man who clearly loves his family even if he and wife Elena are having issues. Working hard to provide for them both, he works closely with his boss until he realizes that mixing friendship with employment can be a problem. It is when he enters the building that his world is turned upside down and McLaughlin portrays that mash up extremely well. The special effects play into his story and it is actually cool to watch.

Rossi as Garrison gets a chance to portray a boss that most of us can not stand. He knows what he is doing wrong but manages to manipulate those around him for his own gain. The best part is that Rossi has that amazing side glare to let the viewer know when he’s up to no good and Derek is always up to no good.

Kebbel as Elena is having issues with her husband but knows that he loves his son. When he tries to explain what is happening to him, it is more frightening than she cares to admit. Kebbel’s takes her character into instant mama-bear mode and stays that way until the very end. Ishikawa as Naomi is the only person Neil can turn to with what he knows. Using her journalist skills, they track down what the building was used for and how to find the people in it, even as its mysteries begin to hit her as well.

Other cast include Yoson An as Jian, Danni Wang as Xifeng, Corey Jung as Guang, Hiroshi Otaguru as Ichiro, Neagheen Homaifar as Aravane, Ronish Nanda as Kavi and Eric Whitten as Tobin.   

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SITE is a mixture of history, science fiction, technology and the belief that we are all connected. The special effects are absolutely stunning and becomes another character in the story director Perlman has put together. Each step McLaughlin’s character takes brings us deeper and deeper into two storylines. One is present day and the deception that now can’t be stopped and the past as a family comes to terms with war and those who are evil because of it.

The special effects are wildly fantastic and my favorite is the tunnel itself. It actually reminds me of the 1966 series THE TIME TUNNEL and the 1994 film STARGATE but with the added twist of melding the present and the past. It also feels a bit on the reincarnation or karma side and I am absolutely here for every minute of it. Dealing with all of it against the backdrop of an injured son, the film is also about choices and the reverberation of consequences for those choices.

In the end - we are part of a great ocean!