Copy That

I'm a big fan of Lense Flare and was really looking forward to seeing this one but it didn't grab me like their past films have. This short was prettiest of the night and the first few shots of the guys running from the train looked pretty awesome. The story was solid but again wasn't as interesting as I thought it could be and the ending got a clearly unintentional laugh which is never a good sign. One of the best from the heat though.

Lens flare did a great job with this road movie. There were some lovely shots at the beginning, and the story flowed well through most of the short. Some scenes were just a little bit too long, and the ending let it down a bit, but it wasn't bad. The characters in Copy That were very well portrayed, from the delivery guy, to the two criminals, to the faceless operator of the delivery company. The acting, the script and the Cinematography were all nearly flawless. I say nearly because this film was a bit spoiled for me by the ending. They had to work the compulsory character in somehow, and the result was a bit ham-handed. While I can appreciate that Bobby the thief bleeding to death was a bully the delivery driver knew from childhood, actually saying “I never told you my name” was unnecessary and sent the audience into a fit of laughter which almost ruined the mood. The delivery driver's line was cheesy too, and it was like using a sledgehammer to drive a nail into wood, hit and miss, and you look really silly doing it. Overall a great film, really compelling and well shot, it's just a pity about the ending.

I thought this film was a great short film. Certainly connected everything together and it showed the hard work that everyone put into it. Definitely was one of the best films during the heat.

It's always hard for a team that usually does comedy to suddenly do serious because you keep waiting for the laughs to happen. This serious film was well acted with the lead villain as the standout for me. I liked the fact that they didn't play too heavily on the Bobby Young character till right at the end and mostly I thought the script felt quite natural for each character. It maybe lost some of it's punch right at the end as I thought it was building to a bigger climax than it gave but overall I enjoyed the film and it feels like it could easily exist outside of 48 hours which is a real test for a film.

Looked superb, really well shot, very professional; But virtually no story. The end left me feeling like the film was a big build up to nothing but a masterful-looking grin nod. The connection between the driver and wire stomach (good use of prop) didn't seem to add anything. I think the reason i'm so angry about the end is because it started off so brilliantly, l put my trust into that fact that i was going to be really satisfied, but then wasn't. I guess you must've done something right to get me this riled.

It's always hard for a team that usually does comedy to suddenly do serious because you keep waiting for the laughs to happen. This serious film was well acted with the lead villain as the standout for me. I liked the fact that they didn't play too heavily on the Bobby Young character till right at the end and mostly I thought the script felt quite natural for each character. It maybe lost some of it's punch right at the end as I thought it was building to a bigger climax than it gave but overall I enjoyed the film and it feels like it could easily exist outside of 48 hours which is a real test for a film.