Crunch Time

The usb vape part was hilarious!

Charming film about biting off slightly more than you chew in order to keep up appearances for familial sake, driven by a fantastic performance by the lead actor whose trust in their pregnant BFF leads to some fantastic comedic moments before the crunch time of a brother's wedding looms.

I liked the authenticity of the script here, with the dynamic between our protagonist and his best friend very believable as being built over a number of years, which was particularly impressive when the two were never on screen in the same shot, building rapport over a series of phone conversations.

Some of the camera shots were out of this world good, such as the guinea pig POV worms eye view shot. Lighting was really on point at times as well, conveying character for prospective wedding partners nicely through mis en scene rather than relying on exposition.

For mine a couple of the shots didn't quite live up to the highlights of the film, editing felt like it could have been a little tighter and I personally found the musical choices whilst fitting with the tone of the film didn't really match the onscreen action, coming across a bit like The Gonk from Dawn of the Dead.

Character building was strong though, with the prospective wedding dates providing comedy gold and even the pressuring nagging 'mum' matching the expectations we had been set as a viewer. Self introspection and realisation of what somebody needs in their life over the course of a 48 hours film is impressive even if done in a very bizarre fashion so well done all around.

Story: 3.5/5
Technical: 3/5
Elements: 3/5
Overall: 3/5