Rattus Pistofficus

I caught up with this short film after seeing some great advance clips of Josh Reed's 2009 movie, Primal, and I must say that despite it's slim running time and daffy central idea it made me chuckle.

The story is simply about a battle between a man and a rat over an umbrella that the rat had grabbed to provide shelter for itself. That's it.

Some comedy violence and frustration, the one actor here does well in his physical performance but this is really all about the rat, a cute creation that's a bit rough around the edges but kinda resembles an orange version of Scrat from the Ice Age movies.

Low-fi fun that has no chance of outstaying it's welcome, this should please fans of both cartoons and plain, physical comedy.

See this if you like: Mousehunt, Of Unknown Origin, Monkeybone.