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Reviews
Thing in the Dark (2016)
between dusk and dawn
A janitor în an empty building. A young man running near him and using the oportunity of opened door. A terrible menace growing from ground. A fraternity party and the presumed oportunity to be safe for young runner. The simpaty of a girl, the brutal reaction of boys. The brocken door and a shoe.
And the question for girl from a lady obvious being more than a reporter .
At the first sight, a film created by image. In fact, a smart story, good acting, clever crafted thrill. And inspired end.
More than a simple horror but a sort of interogation for viewer ( the fraternity party) and a wise image of genesis of evil in the time between dusk and dawn.
Rent-a-Groom (2023)
not so bad
The film is saved by actors and, for some moments, by dialogue. Stafford Perry offers a real beautiful portrait for his character and its way to define the basic traits of relation with others.
So, not memorable, but decent. Not ignoring the dusty, in this case pretty stupid , critic moment or the difficulties of beginning. But being only a Hallmark, unfair to expect too much.
In short, pleasant, nice and full of so familiar cliches. But working for the fair effort of actors to give to story some coherence and credibility.
And, sure, good portrait of self made life of a man for too long time under the cold shadow of his succesul father.
Ecstasy (2021)
the gift
For the birthday of his wife, Ian decides offer her a special gift. And, with the help of his son, after a confuse -crazy adventure with a drug dealer ( with precious help of her granny ) , the present is offered.
One of short films for who the final seems more significant than the rest. First, because the film represents hommage of director to his father and the remind of a fight against terrible affection.
Easy to define, for acting, tension, inspired crafted story, for humor and emotion, a beautiful film. Obvious, it represents more and the inspired portrait of Ian is one of motives. A film about love, touching, powerful, admirable at whole.
A Safari Romance (2023)
pretty nice
The portrait of Amy, proposed by Simone Pretorius, near impressive images from nature are the good points of this pretty nice romance, sweet, bitter, unrealistic ( especially for Phd details ).
A young resercher, working în natural reservation from South Africa. A generous, kind, wise host. A young man and his project having natural park as main source of interest. A drone, white lions, his ex becoming his boss, decidet to seduce him.
Not spectacular, few nice scenes and exagerated final but acceptable and , some measure, charming. And, to be honest, it is just only matters thing in this case, exceting Andrew W. Walker, the useful "fireman" for this genre of film.
Terrarial (2014)
good dose of hope
From a two minutes short film, difficult to expect too much, except a reasonable sketch. And, indeed , this is the gift - a fair sketch about a miracle, a dream becoming reality.
Not the story itself, not the special effects or the cinematography or nice crafted tension are the basic motif for like this short film, but the beautiful dose of hope.
In short, a beautiful story, served, în wise manner, by inspired image. An universal story about fear,bdream, wish, risks and so hoped victory. And the lovely final, good cure after a not brilliant day.
So, în profound sense, I like it. For, not last, the vigurous dose of hope.
She Returns (2024)
a wish
Not original but decent crafted and good use of classic references.
A woman dies. Her husband not accept the loss and he refuges in wine and visits to her grave.
But one evening... .
A simple story, more than familiar , predictable scene by scene. A fair final and a nice acting ( not ignoring the precious contribution of make up ). And fair game with presumed/ real experience of viewer and old wish animating many after the loss of beloved one.
Sure, a classic of Stephen King and old stories about the borders between worlds. And a wish coming reality.
In short, pretty charming short horror.
If Only (2004)
new chance
I am far to be a fan of this film. But Tom Wilkinson, Paul Nicholls, the rain and stone house, fragments of stories, the second chance, crumbs of romance are good motives to not ignore it.
A couple and a car accident.
A not so ordinary cab driver and a guy too preocuped by himself for love in true way. And a new chance for fix mistakes in a day unique moment by moment.
Many holes and not the most convincing role of Jennifer Love Hewitt but few admirable moments, familiar situations and pure romantic end are real good points. Like the two songs.
In short , not a revelation but retty Nice romance.
Idyll (2019)
profound useful
At first sight, a lesbian short film. Or portrait of domestic violence, toxic relation, abuse, mental/ emotional troubles and acceptance, years, of abuse, în name of love.
In essence, fair acting, beautiful crafted story. But the heart of film is the forgiveness and imposibility to ignore the past after a difficult way, after terrible effort, after fear and doubts and, in final, discover of peace and stability and autentic love.
In high measure, a profund useful short film. For honest, direct exploration of very sensitive subject. So, a great short film, scene by scene. And this is main motif to see it - for full truth correct said.
Notre Dame (2019)
I loved it for...
I loved for all the old ingredients of French comedies. And for actors. For irony and for versions of love, for poetry with flavors of ET and fantastic realism, for dose of realism , for Notre Dame, before flames and for a project victim of its succes.
For a single mother between her ex boyfriend ( and the father of her children ) and a love of youth, not less eccentric. Not last, I loved for fair, precise portraits of adultescentes. And for financial solutions. In short, a lovely French comedy, charming for smart cover of sensitive subjects.
And this makes it more than inspired option after a tough work day.
En piste! (2022)
Pauline and Emma
Inspired way to explore a profound sensitive theme. The wish to have a happy personal life against the permanent care pretendet by a child with retard. And the love for this very special daughter.
Pauline goes to the wedding of very good friend. In last moment, she decides participate at event with her daughter. One of motives of presence - a handsome guy, very kind with her girl, who has chance to be her date .
But the evening, in predictable manner, becomes...complicated and the young Pauline learns than her daughter, exactly for the way to be remains, always, her priority.
In short, a beautiful film about be mother of special teenager and the fair options in this sense.
Le comte de Monte-Cristo: Le prisonnier du château d'If (1979)
correct
The feeling about a correct and honest adaptation. This is the gift of this first episode and, after impressive or exagerated versions, it represents a significant good point.
Indeed, the key is the performance of Jacques Webber who, after a gallery of Edmund Dantesc, proposes exactly the portrait crafted by Alexandre Dumas to his main character. This is real important because it offers full taste of the first lecture of nivel.
Inspired portrait of abot Farina, far by exagerations and nice/ fair image of treasor of cardinal.
In short , a pleasant discover of universe of count de Monte Cristo and premise of fair adaptation.
Waffle Street (2015)
nice
...maybe, useful, in same measure. A seductive portrait of friendship and what real matters in life.
Pretty premise, great experience and the unique Danny Glover in a role usinge, în fair, precise manner, his artistic skills.
Some humor, some well crafted dialogue, some charming scenes and a guy discovering, step by step, himself.
Nice moral, good life lesson and the memory of Danny Glover and his question about essence of happy life.
In short, charming bitter sweet film , with good message and faire seductive acting.
Enough for appreciate it and for not so bad if about your life. So, Waffle street.
We Used to Own Houses (2023)
a gem
I loved the poem. I admired the construction,as refined frame, of film.
A landlord. His evicted renter. A confrontation. A glass with wine, a poem imposed by young man to be read by landlord. Impressive images, very actual in present context ( maybe,too actual) . And the cynical verdict/ conclusion of landlord.
A special significance - the presence of the wife of fake host.
Great for the fresh portrait of revolt,idealism,protest and vulnerability of young people. For admirable beauty of image. For message. And for lovely, dramatic end. In short, for so many motives, just a precious gem for who fair be gratefull. Or a sort of wake up.
The Cabinet of Caligari (1962)
eccentric
I suppose, strange sounds fair to define this film, reminding more Psycho than The Cabinet of doctor Caligary.
But the mansion and Glynis Johns are the good points of a movie who seems adaptation, free, of course, of Cehov short story.
A young woman becomes prisoner in house who she expected help.
A strange doctor explores, in direct, profound manner, the life of his presumed guests becoming patients. The end is a sort of return to Expressionist masterpiece.
Sure, difficult to judge it and, comparing with the last version, maybe just a reasonable work. But the term eccentric just works in this case, with all, good and bad senses.
I, Adonis (2021)
a dress
A young man, profound preocuped by his body state. Exercices at gym center, precise diet, weigh in and tries for ameliorate musculare mass. All ruined by tatoo of one mates, reminding him a dark episode from childhood.
Paranoia becomes complete cage for young Nick, the motivation for preocupation for body becomes clear and solution for ameliorate muscular masa state just crazy, impressive for its unrealism.
A film whith precious virtue to explore hide forms of revenge/ compensation against bulying , especially when it is initiate by adult.
Well acting, inspired crafted story, precise warning about bitterness of roots of apparences.
Serbian Dancing Lady 4 (2024)
maybe, the best part
At its end, I was tempted to define this four part of series as the best one. The motif is simple- Ashley BeLoad. Her portrait of homeless woman, present în the second part, is just profound inspired. Her acting, as protector, teacher of humbly, covers, in some measure, the fine work of Cat Hamm.
Two girls. The imitation of Serbian dancer. The fate of one of them, the huge luck of the other. I saw it as reference to The Wizard of Oz or, in some measure, Cinderella.
So, noble lesson about polite simple rules saving lives and about precious help of insignificant people like the sugestion about presumed connection, în past, between Serbian dancing lady and the homeless woman.
Serbian Dancing Lady 3 (2023)
new victims
New version of lady in red thirst of revenge. The town în night. The walking couple and their meet with fatale femme. His impulse to record her, and, when the situation becomes real bad, his sacrifice to save his wife. Sure, not so useful but Cat Hamm and the song are enough for save every version.
The presence of couple is the inspired detail in this case, from reactions to his noble gesture.
The rule - the full unrealism.
In short, just pretty nice use of familiar pieces offering, with smart grace, more than ordinary expected short horror. And some aplauses are fair for that.
So, the lady in red and the pretty obsesive music.
Serbian Dancing Lady 2 (2023)
pretty nice
A more than generous character, offering premises of many - many very short films about terrible lady in red.
This episode offers, in case of homeless woman, the key of mercy of The big problem - the sympathy for killer and the echo of very small creatures from Wonka universe.
I like it for pretty realism and for delicate social references, for the poor boy who explores all the version of dominatrice known by viewer and for the lady in red herself, fair sketch of femme fatale . And ,sure, dance as a sort of spider web.
In short, just pretty nice short horror. And this is the matters thing. So, the music ( and dance ).
Serbian Dancing Lady (2023)
pretty nice
A young woman on street, in night. Strange song and a dancing lady in red. The not surprising impulse of girl to photo the woman. But her answer is far to be polite ( a knife and the menacing run for kill the intruder ). Obvious, no escape in so unrealistic - to be more than creepy - story.
The impression of be a very modest version of A Serbian film and the question about nature of song, more Greek than Serbian for my ears. The identity of lady, more Spanish than Serbian becomes a too complicated problem for a two minutes film. But it works well for atmosfere, the only real significant aspect.
The Score (2001)
good heist film
The three generation admirable actors. Their acting - confirmation, in good measure, of what you expect. The jazz club and smart use of a fist of cliches.
For a not admirer of genre, like me, not more than a good film, using the recipe and proposing a pretty smart final.
Seduced by Edward Norton job, the motif to see it was Marlon Brando, doing exactly what is fair to do.
Not inspired use of Angela Bassett and great work of fantastic Edward Norton.
In short, not emotions, not revelation, correct job and a spoon of nostalgia. So enough fir a good heist film, against holes and unrealistic parts.
Twin Sparks (2023)
noble message
Beautiful animation can be the first conclusion. But the basic virtue is the noble message - the self acceptance. Difficult, terrible , full of risks.
In forest, in a cave, a child and the flame who she creates. The effort to find it after a presumed first rejection. And a run for fix the things.
Generous perspectives, inspired message. Fair end. As many good films, an interogation to audience. As good animation, easy to define it "for entire family" . In essence, a beautiful crafted short animation and fair kick to reflection, generous in suggested many perspectives.
And this matters about Twin sparkles.
Project Pay Day (2021)
nice
Easy summer film, far by high expectations but enough Nice for pretty realistic portrait of teens after high school, the plans for full last vacantion an a chain of lies for save apparencences. In final, a precious lesson about responsability. Decent acting, nice story, political correctness drops and imaginative solutions. Off course, vulnerable to naif adults and the bad luck .
The details - motivational course as example- are pillars to sustain the superficial story. So laughts, adventures, some ideas with not expected final and teenagers looking for fun of last vacantion before college. Pretty funny !
The Ask (2023)
a decision
I admired the performance of Gina Hecht. The feeling to discover a play by Eugene O Neill. And the interogation of viewer - If you are one of siblings , your answer were ... ?
In short, a lady invites her three children for an announce. The two daughters, the son are surprised by decision. It is only an information, în fact, but the reactions of young people, reminding past events, the not very high motherhood virtues of lady are real important for define each of them, to the cure against invisibility, to the forms of selfishness, Peter Pan syndrome ore simple jealousy and wish to control the life of ignored mother.
A profound useful parable.
Last Man (2022)
the last cross
A stranger walking în post apocalyptic landscape. Beautiful cinematography reflecting fall colors and signs of death.
The stranger discovers an isolated man living in a cabin, animated, în same measure, by fear about life and death.
But the stranger is The Death itself. The guy is the last man living on Earth. So, a precise mission, a notebook full of crosses, a desperate try to save yourself killing the Death.
A very - very simple story. And a beautiful cinematography, saving it în good measure.
A pretty decent short film, reminding me Tinerete fara batranete si viata fara de moarte by Petre Ispirescu.
Apartment 2715 (2022)
the dance
The lonely woman in night, in apartment, the intruder in black, the quasi innocent victime are familiar themes
and ingredients for horror audience. This short film uses it, to, and the spice is a sort of dance between them.
Sarah Gray - Mitchell offers decent image of determined lady, knowing what to do in dangerous situation and the painting of dancer is a nice detail. Like the reaction of neighbor in his way to home.
But small details ruined the reasonable story. Not only top much used cliches but the rhytm of dance. What could be a good point, maybe for the low budget, is reduced at forced end. But, sure, not so bad short horror.