Canadian independent film distributed by XLrator Media. I had heard good things about this movie, which is why I decided to watch it, but the previews for other XLrator fair the proceeded it were enough to cause me some worry. However The Conspiracy rose above the bad action/gimmick ethos of its movie trailer brethren. I was actually impressed by it, I think they got a lot out of the limited budget/resources they had, and even had some mildly interesting things to say, the movie was certainly smarter and better put together then might be expected.
The Conspiracy is about two friends who decide to make a documentary together about a local conspiracy theorist, but when that man disappears, suddenly under mysterious circumstances, one friend finds himself drawn into the world of such theories, while the other remains skeptical, at least at first. The movie is presented in the form of 'the documentary' the two ultimately make, which I don't think entirely worked but mostly does. This movie reminded me chiefly of two films 1) Primer, by virtue of its limited budget and story about two friends whose side work project gets totally out of hand, and 2) The Devil Rides Out, by virtue of secret ceremonies in the woods and stuff. Said ceremonies are the center piece of the pictures longish and surprisingly tense climatic sequence. The movie does a great job of being about as artistically strong a film as its story and budget could possibly permit it to be. If director Christopher MacBride ever makes another film, I'd certainly consider seeing it. ***
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