6/10
Death has never been funnier
11 July 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Of course, the grandma and the doctor were pretty good too, but the Grim Reaper was something else in these 8 minutes. Completely hilarious and his face expression when the doctor saves her life for the first time was truly priceless. "The Lady and the Reaper" is an Academy award nominated short film from 5 years ago. Javier Recio Gracia, who wrote and directed it, is from Spain, but don't worry if you do not speak Spanish as there is no dialogue in here, just noises from the people. The film begins at its dramatic peak when an old woman longs for death, so she can be reunited with her dead husband again. Everything afterward is huge fun. Good animation, good sound, good music. A successful package we have here. i recommend watching it and actually I would have been fine with this winning the Oscar instead of "Logorama". The director, by the way, is still active in the industry, has worked on "Rise of the Guardians" for example and I hope he gets to make his own feature film at some point. This short film here is evidence enough that he has the talent.
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