Mindless Film Analysis

I reviewed Mindless a few years back, and honestly I don't think that review is very good. I was much younger and stupid, stupid enough to the point where I put short films that I planned to make on letterboxd before I made them (I still cringe when I read the scripts for them). The reason I bring this ups is before watching "Penis Boy" I went back and watched "Mindless" to see how Healey has matured as a film maker, and not only is Mindless better then I remember but Healey has come a long way. Out of the three Healey films I've seen (The third being Worth It) this is by far the best. The film feels much more original, unlike Mindless which just felt like Doodlebug era Nolan. Healey starts the film with a bang, the opening few minutes is one …show more content…
At times Healey lays on the profanity a little to thick it feels incredibly awkward at times. Even with a talented cast most of these lines come off as out of place, and kinda childish. Speaking of the cast the stand outs were Collin Blackard, Jon Necaj, and Alfred Rosenblatt. The lead did a good job as well, however near the beginning of the short she seemed comfortable on camera. The film looks average, nothing too flashy I feel like if the shot were more experimental that it would have made the films atmosphere really pop. Which the atmosphere does pop at the beginning and the end. The middle just loses all sense of style, I feel like it was trying to be gritty but it was shot in such a way that it feels sterile, like I'm looking at white paint for 4 minutes. Also I couldn't help but feel that the film felt a little to self important for its own good at moments. I do like the films theme, but I've seen the theme many times before it's not as original as the film thinks it is. So in conclusion, the openings great, the endings great, but the middle high lights the week script, and a atmosphere that feels very