Sleep in Heavenly Peace

This is a remarkable short film and rewards multiple viewings - the director is obviously working on a level beyond the average film student. Or maybe I shouldn't say 'obviously' because the film works on a very subtle, dry, understated level that many might miss on first glance. On one level it's a gory comedy, but there are other levels of deep emotion and questioning, thanks in large part to the dedicated performance from the lead actor. True, some of the other performances are uneven and there are some redundant scenes, but on the whole this is a clever, sharply written and directed movie. Great cinematography and music too. You'll enjoy this if you like the films of the Coen Brothers, Polanski, or Hitchcock's darker movies.

The last reviewer is an idiot who clearly knows jack-all about film.

This short is an incredibly fun and intelligent take on the horror genre. It's been a few months since I've seen it, but I remember really enjoying it, mostly due to the way in which it balances the carnage of an incredibly bizarre accident with the fact that all movies in this genre are, to some extent, a spoof of themselves. It purposefully does not hit you over the head with the fact that it is a spoof, and in that way, maintains a subtlety of which few movies in this genre are capable.

There are also several very interesting references to religious imagery, clearly lost on the last reviewer. Too bad, so sad.

The death of family dog before Christmas can be, for a woman, good example of responsability and respect for pet for education of her son.

So, her husband must digg a grave for poor animal. But the ground is frozen, the machine works not so well and when it works the man lost his arms.

It is beginning of a series of events . And for a compensation - his pray is accepted, his faith becomes strong, like the dependence by his wife.

A bitter - sweet comedy, with touch of horror - the last miniminalized by unrealism of situation , seductive for religious message for me. And , sure, for nice performance of Bowd Beal.

How can anyone in their right mind say this was a good film??? Unless that person is a relative or a good friend of the director. It was utter garbage. I've seen better films from 8th grade class projects. I can't blame the actors because you can't make gold from dust but come on. I've seen more believable acting at the local Starbucks. Again, it's not their fault when they are obviously not being directed by anyone with their salt. It doesn't take much to get a performance from even a non actor but this director doesn't know what to do with anything he has in front of him. I laugh at anyone who says this short film is anything other than pure D level trash.

I had an absolute blast watching this flick and I was surprised by how solid the production values were. The writer/director definitely shows some talent with a solid ear for naturalistic dialogue and good composition in the photography which helps ground the film in a reality that is necessary for all the goofy antics that follow. This is a hard film to find the right tone for, but this one straddles the fence quite well. The cast was good, with a terrific lead performance that hearkens back to silent movies but with a bit more subtlety.

Overall, great fun and I hope that the director gets a chance to flex his muscles with a larger budget.