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Sunset Song (2015)
Weak
Having voice-over narration throughout the film vastly reduced the visual storytelling expected of film, instead of having it revealed visually and with minimum exposition through dialogue. So much was on-the-nose exposition. As a result, it was tedious to watch. I forced myself to finish the film, just in case it improved - it didn't.
I was rarely drawn emotionally into the story, but felt more like a bystander stood next to the film crews during rehearsals. There seemed to be a different emotional feel between internal and external scenes, and I wonder how the choice to shoot digitally and film for internal and external scenes affected this, albeit subconsciously.
It was confusing that the narrator sounded like the same person as the lead female actor, but referred to that character by their name, as though it wasn't them.
The screenplay adapted from a novel had not been condensed suitably for the limited time available for a film, and seemed to have instead crammed in as many events as possible from the book, and so not leaving enough time to explore any of them to any emotional depth.
The Hitman (2013)
Hit-man hits the mark
I have seen two edits of The Hit-man directed by Chris Mul.
The shorter version was funny, well shot and effective, but had a little something missing. It was a good comedy short, especially from a new director, but it felt a tad disjointed.
When I saw the longer edit, that certain something was not missing at all. The longer edit hit perfection. Much funnier and better paced. The gaps between dialogue, filled by the sounds of people and nature in the park location, the mix of long and short shots, all added to the effective telling.
The camera work was good, the sound - despite being in a busy public area - was excellent.
The Hit-man is funny. Very funny.
The Hit-man is an excellent comedy short from a new and promising director.