Very good for what it is
Now, like many of the commenters here, I'm a huge fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Amber Benson's work in that show, but don't dismiss this comment as simply another fanboy declaring his love. I fully expected to be disappointed, somewhat, with this movie and, in some ways, I was. But, in some other ways, it was a very interesting movie - I'm glad I spent the money for it.
The summaries you've read of "looking for perfect love," etc., don't really accurately describe the movie, to me. In fact, I can't really come up with a summary of what this movie is about. It's not especially focused on anything - it's just the tale of a few days in the life, combined with various flashbacks, of Chance and her friend and roommate Simon.
The direction is very interesting, though I can't really explain why - it's obvious that it was recorded with consumer-level equipment, by an amateur in direction, but Amber obviously has lots of native talent in direction, because you don't care. In fact, in many ways, the "home" feeling of the direction makes it feel more...real.
The writing is imperfect - Amber is young and talented, but not yet ready for primetime. The dialogue is witty, but the overall flow of the story could use some work. Individually, I like most if not all scenes, but the whole seems to focus on the wrong things in some cases.
The acting, though, is superb. Amber Benson and James Marsters are the best, in my opinion, of the Central Buffy Cast of the last few years, especially Marsters. His portrayal of Simon is very believable, showing that he can play more than sexy vampires.
Overall, this movie is much more worthy of being watched than many of the movies of the past year, but not as good as the fanboy reviews up to now have made it seem. Still, if you get a chance to see it and are at all interested in a rather offbeat romantic (sort of) comedy (sort of), or are fans of either Amber Benson or James Marsters, then you should see it.
7 / 10.
The summaries you've read of "looking for perfect love," etc., don't really accurately describe the movie, to me. In fact, I can't really come up with a summary of what this movie is about. It's not especially focused on anything - it's just the tale of a few days in the life, combined with various flashbacks, of Chance and her friend and roommate Simon.
The direction is very interesting, though I can't really explain why - it's obvious that it was recorded with consumer-level equipment, by an amateur in direction, but Amber obviously has lots of native talent in direction, because you don't care. In fact, in many ways, the "home" feeling of the direction makes it feel more...real.
The writing is imperfect - Amber is young and talented, but not yet ready for primetime. The dialogue is witty, but the overall flow of the story could use some work. Individually, I like most if not all scenes, but the whole seems to focus on the wrong things in some cases.
The acting, though, is superb. Amber Benson and James Marsters are the best, in my opinion, of the Central Buffy Cast of the last few years, especially Marsters. His portrayal of Simon is very believable, showing that he can play more than sexy vampires.
Overall, this movie is much more worthy of being watched than many of the movies of the past year, but not as good as the fanboy reviews up to now have made it seem. Still, if you get a chance to see it and are at all interested in a rather offbeat romantic (sort of) comedy (sort of), or are fans of either Amber Benson or James Marsters, then you should see it.
7 / 10.
- acadec_nova
- Sep 26, 2003