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Meet Heath

Outside of a few technical hiccups, most of which I may be willing to overlook because of the tight nature of the competition, this is a solid effort put in by Christchurch On Air.

The chemistry between the two leads is what sells the film for me, they are both so natural in their roles and play off of each other wonderfully.

The editing really comes to life in the second half of the film and would have to disagree with a previous reviewer in that I loved the lack of soundtrack. This film seems as if it was intended to have a sense of ambiguity and the addition of a soundtrack may have pushed the film too far in the way of melodrama.

The cinematography was wonderful in parts, but slightly lacking in others. The direction was solid and there is a clear consistency from beginning to end.

I would say that the biggest compliment I could give the film is that I would gladly go back to it for repeated viewings. The story is engaging, the actors believable and it I would argue that once you have seen it through for the first time, there is a completely different film to watch the second time.

I give it two thumbs up, if I had more thumbs then this film would receive them.