Making the Day

This movie has heart and soul because it is grounded the truth the race belongs not to the swift but to the strong. Like a fine wine, it needed time - 6 years - to be opened and appreciated. Kudos to the amazing writer and director, Michael Canzoniero, to the editor, Michael Berenbaum, to the cast, especially Juliette Bennett and Steven Randazzo, and to all the "little people" who made this movie because they love making movies. An indie like Making the Day reminds us that making serious movies requires people with heart more than studios with money.

Having a partner you love and whose life you want to honor is what drives this movie. After "experiencing" this movie, I went home kissed my wife. That was my reaction to the movie and it's the biggest compliment I can pay it.

A valentine to movie making, to New York and New Yorkers, to the creative spirit and to love. Perfectly cast, it pulls us into the struggle to make a beautiful thing against many odds. Everyone shines, most of all Juliette Bennett. As a struggling actress she is gorgeous, radiant, hopeful, desperate, serene, !000% committed when it is asked of her ( even if it is ti be a zombie)--and she is the heart and soul of this gem of a film.

Making the day tells the story of an impassioned film maker who will stop at nothing to tell the story of his family. At just under an hour and a half, the story wraps up all the character arcs while still leaving room enough for the audience wanting to find out what happens next!

This movie will remind you of poor Sisyphus rolling the stone up the hill, only to see it tumble down and needing to be pushed up the hill over and over again. It is a story of the pain and suffering one has to endure to get an independent film made as it clearly reveals the passion Michael Canzoniero, the writer/director, has for filmmaking. Unlike Sisyphus, however, his trial ends in triumph as Canzoniero's grit got the movie made against the odds.

That's the metastory. Embedded with it are two tracks converging in the making of an independent film. The first follows the travails of a has-been actor trying to make a film revealing the love he has for his recently departed wife. The second presents the struggle a quirky young actress has getting the role that will lead her to stardom.

In my humble opinion the performances were authentic from everyone in the cast but I must praise brilliant performances of Steven Randazzo and Juliette Bennett. If a cabal didn't control the industry, their performances would have been worthy of Oscar consideration.

I absolutely loved this film...it was like watching a film come together from the behind the scenes, so to speak. The Samantha character (Juliette Bennett) was the backbone of the story for me...she did anything/everything to get the film made! She was truly great. I loved her line... "I'm not afraid of snakes!!!" Amazing job to you all.