Three hooligan children, Hazel (Charlie Stover), Alice (Phoebe Ferro), and Jodie (Skyler Peters), will do anything to play the latest video game console. They get their hands on it. But unfortunately after, they discover their mother has password protected the TV in order to get them to play outside. But there is hope however. She agrees to give them the password if they bring her a blueberry pie. The trio accept her terms, and are swept into a quest full of challenges they hadn’t thought possible at the start of the day.
Very early on in Riddle of Fire you realize two things: the heroes of the story are very mischievous and desperately need discipline, and the world they live in doesn’t really feel like ours. Add those together you quickly come to a conclusion. That the children are elf like creatures living in a modern fairy tale. At the start these two things don’t feel very compelling. But as it goes along you find yourself drawn in and enjoying it for what it is. The acting is nothing to write home about, and the script could use some polishing. But you need to remember that it’s meant to be a b-style kid’s movie. Filming it with a 16mm camera helps give it the right feel as well.
While there are plenty of things not to like about the film, in the end children will love the adventure, and if you suspend your disbelief you will too.
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Release Date: 9/7/2023
- Directed by: Weston Razooli
- Starring: Charles Halford, Charlie Stover, Lio Tipton, Lorelei Olivia Mote, Phoebe Ferro, Skyler Peters
- Produced by: David Atrakchi, Lio Tipton, Sohrab Mirmont, Weston Razooli
- Written by: Weston Razooli
- Studio: ANAXIA, FullDawa Films
