This is one of the first short films made by the Pennsylvania based film company Hogghouse Productions. The story follows soldier Jason Grey and his adopted brother who went to war together and were ultimately affected by it in ways that impacted themselves and their loved ones. While there are good things that this short film has to offer, it ultimately feels like a short preview to the superior sequel Last Words.
For a 10 minute short film, the character development is relatively well done. Much like Last Words, the production values are fairly impressive considering the low budget. The cinematography in this film is adequate and the editing is great. Most of the main actors gave good and convincing performances, and the direction was relatively good.
The main weakness of this film is the length, which ultimately makes the whole movie seem like a preview for the themes and ideas of the sequel. The climax of this movie briefly touches upon the ways that war affects soldiers and their loved ones, but it is very brief and the potentially great emotional impact falls short as a result. After this film, the production company made the sequel Last Words and the documentary Tristan's Story, which both explored these interesting themes to greater depth and have a much stronger emotional impact.
The other weakness of the film is that while the two main characters are well developed, the other characters are merely reduced to short appearances and are given little time to develop, despite the fact that some of these appearances feature good performances. More depth to the other characters could have helped this film greatly.
With that said, despite the low budget and flaws, this is decently made for a 10 minute short film and it does display some great talent.
For a 10 minute short film, the character development is relatively well done. Much like Last Words, the production values are fairly impressive considering the low budget. The cinematography in this film is adequate and the editing is great. Most of the main actors gave good and convincing performances, and the direction was relatively good.
The main weakness of this film is the length, which ultimately makes the whole movie seem like a preview for the themes and ideas of the sequel. The climax of this movie briefly touches upon the ways that war affects soldiers and their loved ones, but it is very brief and the potentially great emotional impact falls short as a result. After this film, the production company made the sequel Last Words and the documentary Tristan's Story, which both explored these interesting themes to greater depth and have a much stronger emotional impact.
The other weakness of the film is that while the two main characters are well developed, the other characters are merely reduced to short appearances and are given little time to develop, despite the fact that some of these appearances feature good performances. More depth to the other characters could have helped this film greatly.
With that said, despite the low budget and flaws, this is decently made for a 10 minute short film and it does display some great talent.