After watching “Villanelle,” it is clear to me that director Rick Laprade (and his team of writers) is not only a faithful student of filmmaking, but also a highly imaginative individual. He seems to have taken great care of his work in every way, shape, and form to delivery a product that only he could have created.

While it is obvious to viewers that this film was not made with a large studio budget, that doesn’t seem to have hindered [...]