It’s tricky to pull off the kind of cryptic mystery labyrinth that “Broadcast Signal Intrusion” attempts, and Jacob Gentry’s film only works to a point — whatever point at which the viewer decides this thriller’s elusive menace is just too vague to generate sufficient urgency or suspense.
As long as the promise outweighs the frustrating lack of payoff, however, it’s an intriguing and atmospheric puzzle, with “Glee” star Harry Shum Jr.
chasing down a possible link between the titular phenomenon and his wife’s disappearance.
The SXSW-premiering feature will be a viable item for home format sales; theatrical prospects are slimmer.James (Shum) is an Av tech geek in 1999 Chicago, working the graveyard shift in a basement archive, logging old TV broadcast videos for posterity.
It’s a solitary job that complements the loner lifestyle he had since his dancer wife Hannah disappeared three years ago.
Now,
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