Right, well with the 2022 feature "Heart Shot" being a short film running at 19 minutes, you're not in for an in-depth venture into the storyline. But I will say that writers Lauren Ludwig and Marielle Woods actually managed to put together a very intense short film here.
Sure, the storyline is not all that elaborative, but of course with only 19 minutes of run-time, who would expect it to be. But I will say that director Marielle Woods does manage to squeeze a good amount of intense action out of the storyline in those 19 minutes.
With that being said, then "Heart Shot" sort of felt incomplete, and that sort of took away from the overall enjoyment of the short film. I certainly would have liked to see more, because there was a rather hard-punching intensity to the narrative that would benefit well from a longer playtime.
The acting performances in "Heart Shot" were good, and the two leading actresses Elena Heuzé (playing Nikki) and Nia Sondaya (playing Samantha) really carried the movie quite well with some strong performances. I was impressed with what they delivered, especially in such a short time. Needless to say that these were two actresses that I wasn't previously familiar with.
This short film was actually rather impressive and in-your-face, which definitely surprised me.
My rating of "Heart Shot" lands on a six out of ten stars.
