Ralph Sepe's independent and low budget film shows that he does indeed have all the skills necasary to go further into the film industry. For someone many people know as the goofy guy on YouTube who reviews bad movies, he's setting expectations higher with his own projects for people who have seen his videos. "Hur hur, well if that movie is so bad why don't you make one loser."
Put that aside and you'll see that Lover does indeed show a strong understanding of film ideas, especially visuals. Airel establishing shots are used nicely, close ups bring the audience in touch with akward conversations, and editing is also good most of the time. I do like the black and white choice too, It cuts out distractiions and makes some scenes such as those with snow looks even better.
I think this movie's weakness still is the writing and the acctual conversations between characters that otherwise have enough depth to keep you invested. I do see and appreciate the subtley that was attempted here, however I feel too much of the relationship between Delilah/Christina and Howard happened off screen. They don't talk to each other enough. Nailing this would have made this a legitimately impressive independent film, even if many things about it aren't exactly original. I didn't find myself particularly invested in this relationship which made later events less impactful.
For something of this scale for only a dollar on Amazon, I would say Lover is worth a shot for those who enjoy visual elements of film with some time to spare. It does enough well to be taken seriously.
Put that aside and you'll see that Lover does indeed show a strong understanding of film ideas, especially visuals. Airel establishing shots are used nicely, close ups bring the audience in touch with akward conversations, and editing is also good most of the time. I do like the black and white choice too, It cuts out distractiions and makes some scenes such as those with snow looks even better.
I think this movie's weakness still is the writing and the acctual conversations between characters that otherwise have enough depth to keep you invested. I do see and appreciate the subtley that was attempted here, however I feel too much of the relationship between Delilah/Christina and Howard happened off screen. They don't talk to each other enough. Nailing this would have made this a legitimately impressive independent film, even if many things about it aren't exactly original. I didn't find myself particularly invested in this relationship which made later events less impactful.
For something of this scale for only a dollar on Amazon, I would say Lover is worth a shot for those who enjoy visual elements of film with some time to spare. It does enough well to be taken seriously.