"Rule of Thirds" starts with a deep, artistic, and philosophical undertone, building a beautifully crafted story. The characters are multi-dimensional, unlike typical American good-versus-evil tales; everything is shaded in grey.

Monte, the protagonist, is complex, balancing his beliefs about truth and beauty with distrust and distance from others. His friend is hypocritical, addicted, and full of self-pity, hatred, and jealousy. The girl is free-spirited yet desperate, making her an opportunist.

The ending made me uneasy, forcing me to consider what I would do in Monte's place. I felt his pain, hatred, and despair. This film made me discover Will Hirschfeld, and I believe we will see more from this artist. #RuleOfThirds #FilmReview #WillHirschfeld #DeepCinema.

Instead of doom scrolling through movie titles I saw the poster for this and was intrigued enough to click on it. The synopsis intrigued me further but I wasn't expecting much. I was pleasantly surprised. Talk about DRAMA. Also a few plot twists that I actually didn't see coming which is rare for me so I always enjoy a movie that can do that even if the writing falls a bit in places.

Ashley Moore's Dakota was genuinely so likeable and I felt instantly drawn to her so her effect on the other characters made sense. She did a wonderful job.

There were so many unhealthy themes to unpack in this movie. There was some depth to the story as well that again, I did not expect. My jaw even dropped a couple times. All in all, solid for a drama and I would watch again.