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Somersault (2004)
pretentious
This was awful. Not awful in a way that makes you angry...but awful in a way that makes you upset because it could have been so good.. It really could of.
But so many things were going against it.
Bad casting of the lead girl primarily. Overly showy cinematography. Not enough confidence in the wide shots -- miser en scene - to tell the story. Trendy music which makes it feel a bit glib. Advertising aesthetic art direction (this director should get a new designer...they are making far too many Bondi choices! She should have been a bit grubbier, bit less...snowflakes and red goggles)
And slower editing! Every set up was over in a flash. Don't we trust audience patience?
Martin Four (2001)
great short film.
This was a strong short.
Good acting, cinematography and music. I liked the bike sequence in the park as well as the pay off in the second part of the film.
The chemist woman was hysterical but i particularly liked the last dialog scene with the mum and boy where she talked about her dress in the rain.
Unusually sensitive for an Australian short was a pity it was played in such crap speakers at flicker fest.
I think perhaps it could have been a bit longer...or even a feature...but maybe it would need some more character development.