Drama , US, 2013, English, 76 minutes, color
description
Daniel Thatcher, a young romantic, recently lost both parents in a car accident. No friends came to the funeral: now he’s losing the family home. The weekend before he moves out, Daniel hosts a memorial celebration and insists his friends attend. He also invites his ex-girlfriend, Olivia, hoping to rekindle their old romance. Things quickly take a turn for the worse as no one shares Daniel’s good old days nostalgia. And when Olivia finally arrives, she brings her new fiancé. As the night progresses, the house brings out the adolescence in everyone. What follows is an evening full of drinking and dancing. Laughter and secrets. Sex, drugs, mischief and regret.
Next day everyone faces the revelations of the night before, including Daniel, who finally confronts his friends about their absence at his parents’ funeral. Again, Daniel finds himself alone and brokenhearted. He has to let go of the past, to mourn, forgive. In doing so, Daniel begins to see that the flaws in the people he loves intertwine with their beauty. As everyone leaves the house for the last time, childhood memories come flooding back, and Daniel is left with the hope that the friendships of his past will become the family of his future.
contributors
director Chris Lowell
cast Beck Bennett, Will Brill, Brett Dalton, Erin Darke, Ryan Eggold, Jessy Hodges, Britt Lower, Reid Scott
producers Jason Potash, Paul Finkel, Chris Lowell, Mohit Narang, Steven Gorel
screenwriter Chris Lowell, Mohit Narang
cinematographer Tim Naylor
editor Nick Houy
summary review
The stage is set for an interesting exploration of ongoing friendship over time but the players and characterizations do not ring true. Might he better and more interesting as a sitcom.
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ratings
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| script/story | [rating=5] | |
| acting | [rating=7] | |
| cinematography | [rating=8] | |
| technical quality | [rating=8] | |
| afterglow | [rating=3] | |
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| Overall | [rating=5] | |
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