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Justified: Fixer (2010)
BIG Quality Drop-Off
Wow, this episode is MISERABLE compared to the previous 2. MISERABLE. If the pilot was a 9 and the second one was an 8, this was a 2 ... maybe even a 1. The writing is weak, and there are 2 performances that I would call "porn quality." Just MISERABLE. I literally felt like I was watching some 70s cop show. The direction was slow, the edits were lazy, and the three guest stars were all totally lacking in acting chops. Writing-wise, there were a handful of strong lines in the first 5 minutes, but there was no shimmer coming off the page thereafter. I do hope this writer and director are not -- either of them -- entrusted with another episode of what looked like a promising series.
Left Alone (2010)
Heartbreaking
Who'd have thought that a 15-minute film could be so moving? This movie hooks you in so quickly, my wife and I could hardly believe it was over, with us both sitting there thunderstruck. I'm only sorry it's still running its festival course, because we've talked about it to friends so much that they keep asking where they can see it!
From the unsettling opening credits, where the cabbie's face keeps coming in and out of focus in this surreal way, to the final desperate moment against that wall, the emotional journey of this lone, lonely man is so ... familiar, so identifiable, so universal that it speaks volumes about grief and finding one's way through. I know that when my sister passed, my life must've been a similar, seemingly irrecoverable mess.
Can't wait to see what this creative team does next!