Here. My Explosion…

I’m not a film reviewer by any means, and I think you know this. Generally I can’t go farther than “I liked that” or “here’s what I would’ve done” or “Bruce Willis = A+”.

As you also know, I’ve been connecting with a lot of other filmmakers on Twitter lately, and one of those is Reid Gershbein, who has put a couple films up online, one of which I checked it out over the weekend.

The title – Here, My Explosion… – is right there in my perfection zone, although I would’ve gone a different direction with it – something more like Brad Radby’s My Naughty Tornado.

This is an art film.

I don’t generally get into these kind of movies – I’m way too shallow and/or ADD – but this started off with an interesting high concept, so it kept me. Basically, when Sera, a really super pretty blond artist, drinks coffee, weird stuff happens. It’s somewhere in the area of telekinesis – I don’t know that it’s ever fully explained.

Somewhere along the line, people learn about themselves and other stuff happens. I’ll be interested to hear Reid’s take on his own work, and what he was going for – I’m guessing it’s open for interpretation. Here. My Explosion… is a little talky and meandering for me, but remember that you’re getting that opinion from someone who’s seen Bad Boys II 47 times.

The one definitive thing I can say is that the lead actress, Eleese Longino, was phenomenal. I don’t know if she’d worked with Reid before or if she’s just that good or what, but everything felt very natural and real, and her performance kept me engaged. The shooting style – something done on a Flip called tilt-shift – contributed to this, as well. It was all really organic, for lack of a better word.

If you’re into experimental films, I’d go take a look. (Kingsley – I’m looking at you.)

You can watch the film right here and Reid is over on Twitter here.

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