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With a few words, this is one of the best storylines there are. It seems to be kinda mysterious and sci-fi in the beginning, but turns all things upside down in the end and shows how stupid people can get and (no offense guys) especially in the US, where there seems to be a paranoia about.... I wont tell anything. Just watch it if you get the chance. It's worth it. 8/10 (because of the average or even BAD acting).

I have seen this movie on IFC, and although it is admittedly a low-budget film, I found the writing to be pretty darn good. If you are looking for a multi-million dollar production, you definitely won't find it here. In fact, the acting itself could use some help. But from a screen writing perspective, I was pleasantly surprised. At least it is not the same old regurgitated crap constantly bombarding our eyes as of late. For those who may not have fully appreciated "Bobby Loves Mangoes", try "Night of the Dog", one of the award winners of the Palm Beach International Film Festival, and give the screen writing at least another shot.

This movie is a short that is directed by Stuart Acher, who in my opinion, will be very well known in a few years. In fact, I believe not many people will read this until Stuart breaks through and directs a feature. Or even better, a blockbuster. When this happens, remember: this was predicted by me. Who am I? That will remain anonymous.

Make no mistake, this is a well made, competent film with some good twists. It definitely drew me in and I wanted to see how it would end.

It's well done, but if you read other, overly-gushing raves about this film, I'd take them with a grain of salt - remember that this director is quite a self-promoter!

The only thing I want to ask the film makers of this twisting helix of carnal excitement is when on God's green are they going to come out with the feature!? This mind-boggling story has the makings of a "Fargo" but with the twists of "Sixth Sense" or "The Usual Suspects"! It's incredible when a 20-minute short like this one can kick more hiney than 90% of the crapola that comes to the theaters! Kudos towards Stuart Acher, the director, for his great eye, and the writer, Jeremy Catalino, for his ultra-witty script and juicy dialogue! Cast William H. Macy in this thing and make it a feature!

This film, which I had the pleasure of seeing on a segment of short films on TV, was definately the best short film I have seen. Its goal was to get the viewer hooked instantly and tell an intruiging story, all in the 15 or 20 minutes of the film's length, and this was surely accomplished. In the film, the principal of an elementary school receives a warning from the future about a horrible accident, and it is up to him to try and stop it. The film sets its own rules and plays with our imaginations. With the film came an accompanying interview with its director, who seemed obviously proud of this incredible work, his first movie ever. I urge all who read this to find a way to see this great work of cinema, no matter what it takes. The future may depend on it...

I viewed this movie several years ago, and still remember how much I enjoyed it. I had the opportunity to see it at Boston University as part of a student film festival. While the acting wasn't the caliber of many films I've seen, it was still quite convincing, with a combination of professional and amateur actors. The plot of the film was quite unique, with a true indie feel to it, but it was also quite professional. Ben Cleveland, the producer, did a particularly outstanding job, as you will note if you have an opportunity to see it. Excellent scenery--it was filmed in Boston--with a great surprise ending.

Bobby Loves Mangos strikes me as perfectly plausible if you consider the three main characters: the "inciting" character is a bit of a sociopath, the principal is a bit of a pompous idiot, and the secretary is a bit of a principal-worshiper (which feeds his pompousness). No, the film does not work at all if we assume that people are perfectly rational logical positivists 100% of the time.

It's a well-done vignette of the *Night Gallery* variety. It doesn't strike me as having feature-film potential because there's about 20 minutes worth of story here. You'd have to package it with other material, embed it somehow in a set of other stories, to make it a decent feature.

Bobby Loves Mangos is a cinematic materpiece. The screenwriter, Jeremy Catalino is able create all the necessary elements of a feature length movie in an incredible 20 minutes. How he is able to develop the characters in such a short amount of time is absolutely amazing. To even speak of what the movie is about gives away too much, one has to just watch the movie and prepare themselves for the ride of their lifetime. The film is difficult to classify, it has the elements of sci-fi, mystery, as well as a thriller.

Man oh Man, I was at the edge of my seat for 3/4 of this movie. I don't know who this Jeremy Catalino person is, but he is destined for greatness. I'm going to keep my eye on him.

Wow, my friend Peter showed me this movie today, and I have to say I loved it. The part that really shines through is the writing, you can tell that it's a great script. The writing and directing are decent enough, but not stellar, for me, the story was really the hook. The ending completely threw me for a loop, too. Great movie and I'd defenitely look out for the writer to have a career in the future!

9.5/10