This film is unique in a manner that makes it balance itself seriously but also with a dark comical backbone. It reminds me of classic gangster films having found balance with the same riff tone humor from classic comedies. The pacing, however, is unmatched and unlike anything. The closest I can compare that would be to modern television shows centered on laws, their firms, and their clients. When it paces upwards towards it's next pivotal story, however, it becomes beyond insane.
You have to keep in mind - this film is a low budget film from a group of friends just hitting that adult cornerstone. At that length, it's highly impressive. To turn and compare it to everything else that has millions of dollars tucked in it's lining for all angles of production is unfair. Everything I wrote above I mean wholly, but I'm afraid audiences beyond me won't agree with. That's for the simple fact that they expect to see a film that catches their interest and has all areas covered with hundreds to thousands of dollars. For me, however, having the privilege to see a talented filmmaker at such a young age pursuing it this much is undoubtedly the fun aspect. The director, Mike Barkhoff, was 18 upon filming and 20 at time of release, and already has a colossal resume, reaching from numerous short films to numerous web series to two films (this being the second). If you can't appreciate the commitment of dream chasing, you're inhuman. If you can, great! You'll enjoy Windfall, like I, for what it is. I just hope that if you do, you too, like I, can say that it honestly is a far superior film than it potentially could have been.
