"Whistle" is a British short film from 2002, so this one has its 15th anniversary this year. It runs for slightly under half an hour and was the very first film and only short film written and directed by (then not yet) BAFTA-winning filmmaker Duncan Jones ("Moon", "Source Code", "Warcraft") and he was 30 at that point. I guess this is also the main reason why this one is relatively known today. But I must say that Jones did not impress me yet in here. The story about a hit-man performing a crucial job is basically fine, but the attention to detail was far from as good as it could have been. I also think that lead actor Dominic Mafham may not have been the best choice as there is nothing really evil or bad-ass about his performance. Winman gives a better performance, but nothing too memorable there either. The ending was really wide open and I was quite surprised when the closing credits rolled in, even to an extent where I wondered if Jones will continue the story in a full feature film at some point. I'd probably not be too interested in checking that one out as this short film did not get me curious to a level where I would care about a sequel. Not recommended.
Review of Whistle
