The Heartless Calculating Bastard

Good on you getting the hospital as a location. Great story, nice cinematography. I thought the raw ribs was a bit of an over kill! Squirting blood mad me laugh. A very enjoyable watch.

Really good story, well shot and a great location. Had a lot of laughs during this one!

SUPER location - very clever to source that, can tell you guys know what you are doing ;) LOVED the surgery and a bit of splatter!!

Ewan from accounting, who has been causing issues for staff at the hospital with his penny pinching attitude, finds himself in a pickle when he needs medical help.

What went well:
I am a huge fan of a good pun, so as soon as I figured out the connection with the pun at the start, I laughed out loud at your title! Fantastic location, what a score to be able to shoot at the hospital with all that gear! Funny concept to have stingy Ewan from accounting get a heart transplant from generous Santa. Camera up the butt footage was a crackup. Story was well executed with good comedy beats, and a generous amount of splatter.

What could be improved:
For me, I felt like the performances could have been bumped up a notch to emphasise both the intensity of the disdain of everyone towards Ewan, and also the drama in the operating theater as he’s flatlining. Whether they should have felt panicked, or joyful, everyone felt a little subdued in this moment to me,

In terms of the ending, I did find Santa suddenly being a cheapskate funny, but I wonder if, in terms of the story arc, character development, and payoff, it might have been better to see the other side– Ewan with a change of heart and our hospital employees reaping the benefits of their transplant shenanigans? To me that would have righted the film's moral universe a bit more, but this is a minor thing in an otherwise great film :)

Next steps:
I think for me, just trying to draw a bit more intensity out of the performances would bump things up a notch. The lady who discovered Santa had a good level of intensity in her performance and everyone else was perfectly engaging to watch, it would just heighten the drama and emotion, and make the payoff more worthwhile in the end I reckon, something to consider for future films :) Again, no expert! I always love seeing the unique story ideas Team Bob come up with.