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I've been writing screenplays since 2005. Several of my screenplays have been a first place, finalist or semi-finalist in the following:
SCREENPLAYS
PROPHESIES - Recently Completed
CRIMINAL JUSTICE - Recently Completed
DIFFERENT WORLDS TOGETHER – First Place - The writer's Place 2009 International Contest - Short
SISTER EARTH – Finalist - 2009 Page awards Finalist 2010 Page Awards
THE RETURNERS – Finalist - The Kairos Prize 2009 Finalist 2010 Page Awards (top 10%)
PROPHESIES( Version 1)– Finalist 2010 Page Awards Finalist 2010 Screenplay Search Screenwriter Competition
WELCOME TO HELL - Short screenplay – Finalist – 2009 Brad Awards
ROCKETMAN - Short Screenplay – 2010 - Top fifty Finalists, Brad awards
From 2000 to 2005 I created and won awards for several stage plays.
Language may be a problem(as I have learned) and anyway you don't really need it. See what some other reviewers think.
According to my experience it's not good to step on the music director's feet. It's usually better to suggest a type of music and have him decide, again, see what other reviewers think.
There are many implausible circumstances that happen throughout.
examples:
Lou shots a guard and the men in the back room don't hear it.
A great deal of back and forth in fight between Lou and Nick without anyone actually getting killed.
The nurse in the hospital elevator casually letting Lou escape- might work if the entire screenplay was tongue and cheek style.
A couple of times someone pulled the trigger with the gun just happening to be empty.
The story seems to move back and forth from tongue and cheek type comments and serious drama - especially at the end with the daughter killing Destiny.
I didn't get to "pull" for any of the characters. Perhaps if I knew earlier about Nick I may have liked him more.
It's a very good first draft - I'd say stick with it, it may get there with two more drafts and some more comments.
I'd suggest going one way with it, either straight serious, or all tongue in cheek. With tongue and cheek you can more easily have people killing each other more freely
Best of Luck
Anthony