A groom stands at the front of the church waiting for his bride to arrive. On this occasion though everyone is watching their phones while an online poll, that he inadvisably put up, counts the votes on whether he should go through with it or not.
There is a solid idea at the base of this short; not a remarkable one, or a challenging one, or even an unpopular one - but solid nonetheless. That idea is the suggestion that maybe it is not a great idea to have so much of your life be influenced by the instant feedback or opinion of people on the internet, whether you know most of them or not. The plot device of the poll and the wedding lets that idea play out and it is pleasing in the way it is not, but not as sharp or smart as the writing could have been in regard to putting social media under the acerbic presentation that it deserves. There is a broadness to it in that sense that takes away a bit of its impact, but it does a lot in the delivery to get it back.
A lot of this is on the two leads, who are both good, but Mason is particularly good at making her lines work. The flow and pace of the film is also effective at drawing the viewer in; I am always a sucker for a good one-shot, and there are two such scenes in this film - not just technically good, but they do give you the feeling of being part of the flow. There is a nice comedic edge to the delivery too, which allows for a few decent laughs - again, the writing doesn't make it on its own, but the delivery of the lines gets it there. Overall an enjoyable film that has good delivery to get the most out of a solid concept and script.
There is a solid idea at the base of this short; not a remarkable one, or a challenging one, or even an unpopular one - but solid nonetheless. That idea is the suggestion that maybe it is not a great idea to have so much of your life be influenced by the instant feedback or opinion of people on the internet, whether you know most of them or not. The plot device of the poll and the wedding lets that idea play out and it is pleasing in the way it is not, but not as sharp or smart as the writing could have been in regard to putting social media under the acerbic presentation that it deserves. There is a broadness to it in that sense that takes away a bit of its impact, but it does a lot in the delivery to get it back.
A lot of this is on the two leads, who are both good, but Mason is particularly good at making her lines work. The flow and pace of the film is also effective at drawing the viewer in; I am always a sucker for a good one-shot, and there are two such scenes in this film - not just technically good, but they do give you the feeling of being part of the flow. There is a nice comedic edge to the delivery too, which allows for a few decent laughs - again, the writing doesn't make it on its own, but the delivery of the lines gets it there. Overall an enjoyable film that has good delivery to get the most out of a solid concept and script.
