A film about people and events that
become entwined in one another through various choices and decisions
each individual makes. All those decisions cumulate at 11:14pm
with various consequences.
A rather simple premise made interesting through style and
substance. The film is cut edited with the stories being
told one at a time 4 or 5 times throughout the film's length, as
they intertwine and more and more secrets and information becomes
clear. Much in the vein of Memento, Run Lola, Run, and other
films of the same style of storytelling. This does not diminish the
story at all, rather enhances the experience. Five minutes in,
we already know most of what is going to occur in the film. We
are given a body into a car from an overpass. What ensues is
the calamity of events that led to this body (not the only one!) and
the series of cover-ups and deceptions. It also becomes clear
early on that this is not a suspense or mystery or drama so much as
a comedy of errors. That is not to discount the suspense,
mystery, and drama, because that is prevalent, but rather an insight
into the fact that above all, this film is a dark comedy. It
is humorous in it's depiction of the events. Severed "limbs"
and clumsy felons abound adding to the enjoyment of the film.
The story unfolds nicely thanks to clever scripting, solid editing,
and excellent camerawork. But it doesn't end there. The
soundtrack is catchy, featuring many popular tunes of all genres and
used in just the right way to bolster the story along.
Further, the acting is really solid as well. For a group of
younger players, all of which must share the spotlight in the
ensemble, they did a fine job and mesh well together. The
dialog is well written, and carried out in a very natural way making
this a believable telling.
Probably not a film for everyone, but it can be a lot of fun to
watch even if you figure out all the twists ahead of time, because
of the comedy and solid production. A very solid effort out of
newcomer Marcks. 8/10 |
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