Objects in the Mirror Are Further Than They Appear

Objects in the Mirror Are Further Than They Appear (2003)

*** (out of 4)

This here is an interesting short film from director Gorman Bechard. The images in the film are all still photographs and we have a narrator basically telling the story as if she was reading it from a book. The story involved a prostitute who goes on a job inside a motel when the man attacks her. I won't spoil what happens from here but this is a rather interesting film on many levels. I think it actually works a lot better on a second viewing once you're familiar with the style that it goes for. With the still photographs you're really not getting a typical movie with the moving images. Instead the still images work well against the narration because it really is as if you're reading a book and capturing various still images in your head.

I wasn't sure what to expect. Another film made of stills like THE PRETTY GIRL. But this one surpasses even that. With an ending that will have you staring at your computer screen in awe. Truly frightening, depressing, the photography is spectacular as always, great use of sound...a work of art.