The prototypical that guy actor, Michael Kelly has starred in literally hundreds of various TV shows and movies over the past twenty years: Level 9, The Shield, Dawn of the Dead, Judging Amy, Law & Order: SVU, CSI: Miami, The Sopranos, Changeling, Fringe, Criminal Minds, The Adjustment Bureau, The Good Wife... Basically, if you watch any film or television at all, chances are good that youve seen Kelly at one point or another. One thing that's worth pointing out about Chronicle is that, despite its surface trappings, it's actually less of a conventional superhero flick and more of a meditative examination on the harmful - and oftentimes tragic - effects that bullying can have on the young. The most surprising thing about the movie is just how authentic the whole thing feels; the shadows of tragic school shootings at Columbine High School and others like it linger over every frame of the film. Playing the abusive father to Dane DeHaans troubled Andrew, Kelly's character is the epitome of all of the boy's suffering, the core from which all the rest of his pain and anguish arises. Unfortunately, by having such a famous face in a position of such thematic importance, Trank dilutes the considerable power of his message, leaving a film that, while undoubtedly effective, never quite manages to make the impact that it seems to be trying to achieve.