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Intense excitement and appreciation for the premiere of Motivate Pictures’ independent film “Finding Solace” led to the unexpected overflow of audience members into a second theater at the Galaxy Theatres, Saturday night, Aug. 9, in Austin. Columbus residents cherished their hometown being shown off as the story’s setting of New Liberty. The audience eagerly awarded the cast and crew with numerous rounds of applause both before and after the film’s showing. The following review does not contain spoilers.
To describe the movie briefly, “Finding Solace” follows the reconciliation of the Solace sisters, Simone and Lexi, while a murder- mystery plagues the town. The two plots moved towards one goal: finding solace, literally. The two sisters emotionally dance around their traumas, circling and closing in on their issues while dealing with the suicide of their father. Actresses Kelly Dealyn (Simone) and Marissa Falsone (Lexi) stole the show in each of their scenes.
The backgrounds of the sisters slowly came to light through flashbacks and confessions, but the murder mystery lacked the investigation and gradual discovery typical of the genre. Characters simply explained the answers of a crime scene and quickly eliminated alternative explanations. The murder mystery hides only the identity and motive of the killer through highly creative, cryptic carvings and unusual methods of murder. Despite the shared goal, the two plots felt entirely disconnected, like two movies playing at the same time with alternating scenes.
