A good movie

I came across this short movie on YouTube and, since it was directed by Ari Aster, I thought I might as well check it out. Eventually, it was nothing really great but it was still pretty neat to see Aster’s work before he got his break with ‘Hereditary’. I understand the choice of shooting a short with no dialogues, that’s also how I shot my first (and only) short movie. This way, you don’t have to bother about the sound and you can focus instead on other stuff. As a result, the directing was actually pretty solid, with some nice transitions between the scenes. Concerning the acting, it was not bad, even though Bonnie Bedelia and Liam Aiken went for some completely different approaches which was rather jarring. Indeed, Aiken played it like a vintage silent actor with some exaggerated body language whereas Bedelia went for a more modern natural style and while both styles were fine, the mix didn’t work well together. Concerning the story, it was decent enough but it was pretty obvious that the whole thing was more a technical exercise than really anything else. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch though and it is worth a look, especially if you are interested in Ari Aster’s work. 

7/10