SEE THE SEA is a well made short (52 minute) film that works on most levels. I wouldn't go so far as to call it a "masterpiece" or anything (as some reviewers have...), especially being that the film's ending is completely predictable - but even so, the good acting, "suspenseful" atmosphere, and swift run-time keep this one from ever being boring or too self-indulgent...
A young mother lives in a small sea-side community with her 10-month-old daughter. Her husband is off on business and the two are left alone in their small cottage. A young female drifter/back-packer wanders into the community and stops to ask if she can set up her tent on the woman's property for a few days, and the woman reluctantly agrees. We soon find that this was not such a good idea, as our wandering "friend" turns out to be a little "off"...
Everything in SEE THE SEA was handled competently and confidently by the director, building a sense of tension through the interactions of the mother and the back-packer. Also, the mother's lacadaisical treatment of her baby (leaving her alone in the tub and on the beach, leaving her alone with the back-packer that she just met as she goes to drink wine at a restaurant, etc...) adds another layer to the story and almost makes you wonder if the ending of the film was almost justified - or if this was perhaps what the director was trying to convey. Speaking of the ending (which I will not give away here...) - that is my one major problem with the film. The sense of "tension" in the film was well-built, but led up to an EXTREMELY predictable (if still somewhat "satisfying" ending. A decent short film overall - worth a look to those that dig "darker" material in their films...7.5/10
A young mother lives in a small sea-side community with her 10-month-old daughter. Her husband is off on business and the two are left alone in their small cottage. A young female drifter/back-packer wanders into the community and stops to ask if she can set up her tent on the woman's property for a few days, and the woman reluctantly agrees. We soon find that this was not such a good idea, as our wandering "friend" turns out to be a little "off"...
Everything in SEE THE SEA was handled competently and confidently by the director, building a sense of tension through the interactions of the mother and the back-packer. Also, the mother's lacadaisical treatment of her baby (leaving her alone in the tub and on the beach, leaving her alone with the back-packer that she just met as she goes to drink wine at a restaurant, etc...) adds another layer to the story and almost makes you wonder if the ending of the film was almost justified - or if this was perhaps what the director was trying to convey. Speaking of the ending (which I will not give away here...) - that is my one major problem with the film. The sense of "tension" in the film was well-built, but led up to an EXTREMELY predictable (if still somewhat "satisfying" ending. A decent short film overall - worth a look to those that dig "darker" material in their films...7.5/10