When you write, direct and star in a movie, you're looking to prove something. Maybe you want to prove something to others or maybe it's just to yourself. Kirk Fogg proved two things with Distortion. He doesn't know his ass from his elbow as a filmmaker, but he does really, really, really love slow motion.Jiminy Christmas, it's hard to know where to start with this thing. It's almost like a kaleidoscope of crap where I can't separate out the individual elements of suckitude. Do I start with how the main character spends most of the film standing around and watching other people do things? Or do I begin with how the film seems to go into slo-mo every 45 seconds, no matter what's happening in the story? What about the oddity of the F-word being used more in the first 5 minutes than it is in the whole rest of the movie? I just can't decide. I mean, Fogg wrote a movie about internet porn yet it appears he's never seen what internet porn is and how it works. The cast is full of characters named things like "Cop Buddy", "Warehouse Party Girl", "Diner Bully" and yes, there's even a guy named simply "Henchman". I also can't leave out that Distortion contains not one but two of the most pointless flashbacks I've ever seen. And all of this awfulness is crammed into just 83 minutes of screen time.I'm not even sure I can recount the basics of the plot without retching. An addled meth addict named Porter (Kirk Fogg) and his way-too-pretty-to-be-a-homeless-crack-whore girlfriend Rachel (Sara Lahti) desperately need money. An old acquaintance sets up Rachel with the chance to earn some bucks doing internet porn. While she's sleepwalking through that, Porter's getting high with other the other porn performers. Then a guy named Frank (Jack Rubio) shows up. He looks like Colin Farrell's stunt double from Miami Vice and appears to kidnap Rachel while Porter gets knocked out. Porter wakes up near the railroad tracks and sets out to find and rescue his…oh no…BLAUUUUUGH. No, I couldn't get through it without retching.Fogg has no idea how to write interesting dialog. He has no clue what makes a character sympathetic to the audience. He doesn't know how to shoot a scene or even edit his own footage competently. I don't think he could even explain why there are two separate flashback subplots in his own script.It seems like Kirk Fogg spent a lot of time around people who make movies and came to believe that he could do it too. He can't. Please spare yourself the drudgery of watching Distortion.

I thought the movie was great. I watched the "behind the scenes" clip first before watching the film. It helped me understand the background of the film, including the story, the plot, the location, the characters and actors, etc. I have to say that I'm proud of myself in watching Kirk's film after not ever hearing about him in almost 15 years since "Legends of the Hidden Temple" wrapped up. I watched the entire film, from beginning to end. I thought, "Wow! This isn't really bad as I thought it would be." Even though the first 30 minutes were rough and sometimes difficult to follow, the rest of the story helped capture that interest. When scenes transitioned with flashbacks in different areas of the movie, I realized they connect with the the plot and I understood better the characters as well. For example, when I saw the flashback of young Porter discovering his father had killed himself in different parts of the movie, at that point I understood WHY Porter struggled with life, getting into drugs, leading to the Gorman incident, which then precedes the nightmarish conflict in the movie.As a fan of Kirk Fogg, I truly enjoyed watching his film. I strongly recommend movie-goers, fans, and anyone new to filming or knowing Kirk to watch this film. I give it a 2 thumbs up, an accomplished A!A message to Kirk Fogg: Hey Kirk! Keep doing what makes you happy in life and you will relish the benefits of its' struggle. You have inspired a lot of people to go for their dreams and be able to succeed in what they want to accomplish, more than you could ever know. You have inspired me. Stay in peace, my friend. Thank you so much!

Poor reviews for this style of film show how accustomed people have become to escapist polish of big Hollywood films, where the characters are unremittingly attractive, articulate and witty. "Distortion" is taught, engaging, well-filmed and realistic. Here the characters are confused, contradictory and irrational: in short, absolutely natural and how we act in real life. I've been with the kind of people in portrayed in this film -- living on the ragged fringes of society, lost, aimless, drug damaged, each operating according to a confused and changeable mash of ethics and corruption -- and this film accurately portrays how these people look, think and talk. The cinematography and lighting is particularly interesting being obviously low-budget, rough and stylish all at once. All the characters in this film are convincing. The heroine, played by Sara Lahti, is darling and pragmatically amoral. The hero, played by writer and director Kirk Fogg, is a basically good guy who can hardly function on his own anymore. It's a true romance as our hero is driven to a sort of effectiveness sheerly by love.

DISTORTION, in my opinion, is an excellent, nail-biting, spellbinding thriller which will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish in spite of what some people may say. Every time I see this movie, I want to watch it even more. If you ask me, Porter (Kirk Fogg) was a really tough guy during his investigative search for Rachel (Sara Lahti). I laughed really hard when he looked into the surveillance camera at the police station and said, "Oh, yeah! I know!" That is one scene I play in my head over and over again every day. Also, whenever Porter and Rachel showed a sign of affection, I got really warm and tingly. Before I wrap this up, I'd like to say that everyone involved did an outstanding job. In conclusion, if you liked Kirk Fogg on "LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE," you'll really like him in this excellent, nail-biting, spellbinding thriller which will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.