Little Jar (2022)
10/10
Cute, quirky and funny
14 September 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Ok first thing, this stars my cousin - so, there's that

Deals with Covid lockdown isolation in a cute quirky, a bit bizarre, funny way

Really though, trying not to not be nepotistic here (easy enough since I don't actually know the person at all) it has some truly goofy cute scenes (there's one with shirts that comes to mind, outside of the main plot point)

The direction is kind of a bit choppy, and the camera and lighting is a bit too realistic imho (colors are flat, and lighting looked to me often natural which although not muddled, could have highlighted the subjects a bit more)

Not to be too much on the nose, but I think music by DeadMau5 would've been fun ... (because of the ...dead mouse, never mind)

The writing is kinda wordy and slightly frenetic, but really good

Acting ...

Pros: emotionally really good; very warm and real

Cons: the dialogue seemed a bit rushed at the beginning, as in the timing seems a bit too quick, is this the direction? Is this Kelsey Gunn's performance? IDK, but the pacing seemed "fast" and I wanted to linger a bit more on the writing and emotionality

Seen Castaway with Tom Hanks? Ainsley's Wilson is a dead mouse ...
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