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@the_owlseyes
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“There is a distinct evolutionary advantage to being fuzzy, as much of the mammal kingdom had discovered, particularly when you wanted a human to scratch your back. The dwarven evolutionary tree had embraced this concept wholeheartedly only to discover that once you started talking and expressing opinions a human's desire to scratch your back became directly inverse to how fuzzy it was”
Jeffery Russell, The Dungeoneers
PLOT
"A short film that follows a father that was attacked and robbed as he hunts down the robbers for the most significant thing to him" or "A guy kills people but he's not John Wick".
SCRIPT
The plot is pretty simple and it isn't the first time that it's adapted. The problem is that the script is a bit sloppy and a lot of things seems random. We don't know much about the protagonist, even less about the other characters. The protagonist doesn't even have an arch, which makes the short a bit pointless. I think that the screenwriter should've made it more focused and streamlined the characters, because a lot of them are out of place. I'm a bit disappointed, considering the good premise.
Script: 5/10
ACTING
It's acceptable, not the best but it works. Considering that most of the actors, I think, are amateurs, it's more than enough. Not much to say.
Acting: 6/10
PHOTOGRAPHY
It's alright considering the budget, nothing remarkable. There aren't beautiful shots and most of it is shooted in a simple and uninspired way. It works but I can't give it more than a stretched 6.
Photography: 6/10
EDITING
There're a lot of jump cuts and most of the time the movie's rythm is off thanks to this sloppy editing. It's probably the worst aspect of this short. I don't want to say more because I'm kinda disappointed.
Editing: 4/10
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Practical effects are cheap (scars look like paint's stain) and in a scene the VFX are missing, I'm talking about the gun which doesn't fire a shot, not once. It doesn't help the audience and hurts the short, which seems fake. I think that the production should've used the budget in a more efficient way.
Special Effects: 5/10
SOUNDTRACK
Probably the best aspect of this short. It fits the narration and makes the movie more interesting to watch. Sure, not always it's integrated in the best way possible and sometimes it sounds sloppy but it works and elevate the overall quality of this flick.
Soundtrack: 6/10
COSTUMES
They look cheap and some of them don't fit the setting of this movie. I don't understand if it's a western set in the present or there're just some continuity errors due to the budget. It's a bit upsetting and could confuse the audience.
Costumes: 5/10
CONCLUSION
Script: 5/10
Acting: 6/10
Photography: 6/10
Editing: 4/10
Special Effects: 5/10
Soundtrack: 6/10
Costumes: 5/10
AVERAGE: 5,28
This short has a lot of flaws and they don't help the movie, which suffers a lot in terms of overall quality. The main idea is interesting but the execution is a bit poor.
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