Title: Simone (2010) & Date Night (2011)Director: Jason "Joops" Fragale
Genre: Short Film
Plot: Simone (2010) After a night of hard partying, Simone awakes unsure of the events that took place. The mystery deepens as her focus becomes clear, leading to a chilling discovery.
Date Night (2011) An unexpected night offers the truth about the perfect dream date in this black comedy short.
Mike's Review
The
director of these films sent me an email to ask if I would review them for him
and after the great independent films I have seen and reviewed lately I happily
agreed.
Both
films are directed by the same person, the plots involve dating, both star Erin Cline & both have great twists. But here the
similarity ends. Simone is the story of a girl who wakes up with no
recollection of the previous nights events and a dead girl in the bathroom and
Date Night is about a single girl who stays home while her friends go out and
she finds a man in her apartment.
You can
see the advancement of the director’s skills from one film to the next. The start
of Simone was a little shaky in the opening, but that could be due to the
equipment used. The main part of the film has flash backs and these are very
well done, giving you small clues to what is going on. With Date Night the
director shows his skill is progressing in the field with a well directed film.
The cuts are smooth and the story flows along a little better. With both films,
the director has a great way of drawing you into the story then messing with
your mind. I can only imagine the dates he must have gone on to draw
inspiration for these films!
The
cast of the films is small but each person is great in the roles. The cast of
Simone is made up of Jennifer
Ward & Erin Cline. Erin Cline returns for Date night and takes the lead role alongside
David Fuit. The films are clever and fun to watch
with great twists, however I must say that I guessed the twist in Simone but
Date Night eluded me.
These are really good films, well made and fun to watch. Once again the independent film scene has produced something great and the future of film making looks bright.
Simone 7 out of 10
Date Night 8 out of 10
Additional Information
Links
www.386films.com
Jason "Joops" Fragale www.imdb.com/name/nm1241309
SIMONE / Run Time 16:50 / 2010
Film Link: http://386films.com/cinema_simone.html
Trailer Link: http://vimeo.com/9193596
DATE NIGHT / Run Time 14:54 / 2011
Film Link: http://386films.com/cinema_datenight.html
Trailer Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DNAmC40wDY
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