I have never heard of this film (or the cast and crew) - borrowed the DVD from my local public library which has quite a good across the board range of films to rent. So- after viewing the film I checked IMDb to see what other people think of it and I found that at least one person has a view that I share- like that person I found it to be a very badly edited incoherent mess of a film with pretty much no redeeming features apart from the main female actor who I think is rather cute. Once you figure out what one scene means it jumps to another scene then another and another etc.... and without anything in those scenes to link them together. I am all for low budget cinema - but I have seen much better examples than this one. Better luck next time you young independent film makers, you.

War veteran Nick Boxer (a fine and credible performance by Michael Guy Allen) returns home with post-traumatic stress disorder. After finding his girlfriend Kayla M. (a sweet and appealing portrayal by Meg Braden) dead in the bathtub from an apparent suicide, Nick tries to follow suit. But when's he's resuscitated from his abortive suicide attempt, Nick learns that Kayla might have been murdered. So now Nick must die again and again until he discovers the killer's identity.Director Shawn Holmes, who also co-wrote the compelling script with Hari Sathappan and did the dynamic widescreen cinematography, keeps the absorbing and intricate story hurtling along at a brisk pace, relates the fantastic premise on a laudably moving and intimate human level, and does an expert job of crafting a supremely gloomy atmosphere. Moreover, Holmes warrants extra praise for putting a welcome and refreshing emphasis on mood and characters over empty flashy pyrotechnics. The excellent acting by the able cast holds the film together: Allen and especially the radiant Braden shine in the leads, with sturdy support from Julian Curi as the concerned Elliot White, Zac Snyder as loyal friend Ben Haven, David D'Andrea as smarmy jerk Mitch Harper, and Anna Szyszkiewicz as Nick's worried sister Hannah. Lastyly, and mostly important, Nick's obsessive need for closure gives this picture a substantial amount of wrenching poignancy. A real sleeper.

I found this film jumped to much, before you could figure something out, you had to work something else out. Not enough clarification! Maybe i left my grey cells at the supermarket, or are they in the car. They were not functioning, whilst i was watching this. Argh! Got it, she the boyfriend had taken to much coke, hence the nose bleeds and they want to commit suicide.The electric and water and how much to use etc, don't you know it will kill you? Sloppy idea. Who killed her then? Budget film for sure , 1 bridge, 1 house 1 car and 1 tin tub! ha!Qne thing for sure the way they get top reviews on here is by the cast and friends writing them for themselves.

Memory Lane is a no-budget film directed by Shawn Holmes about an intense young man who visits the afterlife in order to avenge his girlfriend's death. I don't want to give anything away so I will just say that it's a solid story.The possible problem is that there is no budget. However, don't confuse "no-budget film" with "amateurish film" because Memory Lane is highly stylized and has good pacing. Memory Lane shows that Holmes is a highly resourceful filmmaker. This film is the embodiment of Buckminster Fuller's concept of ephemeralization: the science and art of doing more with less. Memory Lane is the result of the DIY ethic at work. I imagine one of the benefits of having a budget of $300 is that the focus was on telling a good story in a cinematic way; the filmmakers succeeded.Watching the film, I couldn't help but notice the similarity to films by Darren Aronofsky, David Lynch, and David Cronenberg. Memory Lane kicks butt and takes names. I would like to see what his team could do with a little more money.