As Jasper, the narrator and protagonist of "The Lost Coast," begins to describe the events of Halloween night, he says, "We found a dead body -- but more on that later." You know it's an eventful night when discovering a corpse isn't even the lead story.

In this moody, occasionally dreamlike drama, it's not what happens to Jasper and his friends that's important so much as what happens within Jasper's soul. Yes, most of the drama here is internal, and while writer/director Gabriel Fleming falls prey to some of the missteps typical of new filmmakers, he gets a lot right, too, with a lot of emotional insight.

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Grade: B

Not rated, probably R for scattered harsh profanity, some sexual dialogue, a scene of strong sexuality

1 hr., 14 min.