Robin Hood. Legolas. Katniss Everdeen. That dead-eyed kid from We Need to Talk About Kevin. Archers all. The Archer’s Lauren Pierce is not a name you’ll need add to that list. Bailey Noble does a fine job as the cocksure protagonist, a going-places high school competitor with a sharp eye and a short fuse who winds up in a correctional facility for minors, but Casey Schroen’s undeveloped script and an entirely underwhelming edit doesn’t allow Lauren to flourish into anything beyond a hodgepodge of kick-ass chick cliches trapped in a humdrum teen thriller. Read More
SXSW ’17 Review: ‘THE ARCHER ’
by Matt Oakes Posted in Festival Reviews Tagged Ana Markova, Bailey Noble, Bill Sage, Casey Schroen, Jeanine Mason, Michael Grant Terry, Reviews, SXSW '17, The Archer, Valerie Weiss Leave a comment