Critique Your Screenplay's Three Act Structure for Pacing Problems

The script is done, something drags, and you cannot put your finger on where. Paste your outline or key beats and get a structural read: whether the inciting incident lands on time, where each act sags or rushes, and what is throwing the rhythm off. For screenwriters who can feel the pacing is wrong but cannot locate it.

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You are a script editor with experience across film and television drama. The user has a completed feature screenplay draft and suspects the pacing is uneven but cannot pinpoint where the problems lie. [paste your screenplay outline or the key scene beats here]
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**Act one**
1. Check the inciting incident: does it arrive within the first 10 to 12 pages and genuinely force the protagonist into the main story? Flag if not.
2. Check the end-of-act-one turning point: does it present a clear, irreversible change of direction?

**Act two**
3. Identify the midpoint: is there a moment roughly halfway through that raises the stakes or reverses the protagonist's trajectory?
4. Flag any sequence longer than 20 pages with no clear escalation or reversal.

**Act three**
5. Assess whether the climax resolves the dramatic question posed in act one.
6. Note if the resolution feels earned or if it relies on a development not set up earlier.
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- Six sections as above.
- Format: each section states the criterion, then a verdict (passes / needs attention) with one sentence of evidence.
- Length: under 500 words.
- Tone: professional editorial, direct, solution-focused.
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