Angelito wrote:I'll start by sharing one of my favorite short films,
I Love Sarah Jane. This is one of Mia Wasikowska's first films.
Loved the cinematography. Particularly the tracking shot in the opening scene has—despite the presumably narrow budget—a high-end feel to it and effectively sets a the right tone for the rest of the film. The young actors all put in a solid performance. It's a pity only Mia Wasikowska has been able to kick-start an acting career. Some lost potential in there perhaps? The director effectively blends the desolate setting of a zombie apocalypse with a dose of vengeance and unalloyed affinity.
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Difficult to find any hick-ups, but if I really had to nitpick; Joey repeatedly telling Jimbo to get it going seemed rather redundant as there was no obvious dithering from his side. Then again, one could argue it's part of Joey's apparent bully-type of demeanor toward his younger, physically inferior peers.
I'm undecided about the comical CGI used to generate the explosion. Though, if intentional, one could make a case it's actually brilliant. An (in?)direct hommage to Sion Sono, or the director making a statement to the viewer, a cheeky middle finger toward the expensive, high-tech, elaborate methods used in Hollywood. Brilliant or bungle, for the observant eye it's certainly an effective chuckle-provider, which adds to the film's polyvalence.