15 Days

This movie was a lot of fun. The story of a couple of roommates who work in the service industry trying to make ends meet during the lockdown went in a lot of unexpected directions that had me giggling during several scenes. It's always a real treat when jokes land in indie films. Lead actors started off a little bit slow, but as the movie started gaining momentum, their characterizations and acting got a lot better, and many of the characters were well portrayed. A great way to spend an evening if you're looking for a light-hearted romp. Kudos to writer Robert Simmons for an unexpectedly good time!

This felt like a soft core adult movie, not an honest attempt to convey struggles that service workers faced during the pandemic. If this were a story about two friends who made ends meet by utilizing their skill sets, it perhaps could have gone somewhere. There was nothing funny or thrilling about the situations that the two barely attractive main characters faced.

I'm not knocking the fact that this is a low budget endeavor- I often give leeway to such movies. I'm criticizing how stupid the script was and how no rational person would be entertained by it. The first few reviews on here probably were supplemented by Chat GPT.

What a great and clever take on a really troubling and unbelievable time. A bit awkward at the beginning, and seemingly going in a whole different direction, we were in for a lot of surprises, twists and turns and quite humorous situations. The two leads worked well together and took us on a sometimes hilarious ride. The film did a great job of showing the unfairness and desperation so many people dealt with during the early days of Covid while presenting a very entertaining film. Well worth watching. I found it thought-provoking as well as a very satisfying and interesting viewing experience.

This in some ways feels like a Hollywood type movie that wanted the Indie look. The story immediately feels close to home as the first setting is in a local bar you might find anywhere in America. For some reason, it reminded me of one of my favorite shows of all time, Cheers. It has that immediate feel of "you are where you're supposed to be and with friends". The plight and story of the two leads, Lia and Kali, are also very relatable and reminded me of those early crazy days of Covid lockdown where the world changed forever. Solid story and one where you feel like you're hanging around with long-time friends. Worth a watch.

Wow, does this film bring back those early pandemic-lockdown memories. The whole look and feel of the film, especially in its stillness, echoes that strange time. And with its two leads being service industry workers, indefinitely on a COVID hiatus, our hearts can't help but go out to them. Thanks to their very real, lived-in performances - and the terrific writing and directing (and producing and editing) of Robert James - we are with these characters and the movie every step of the way. It takes a lot of innovation to survive a pandemic-economy, and this story brings that all to live in truly interesting ways. According to IMDb, this was movie was amazingly shot for only 12,000 dollars! But you would never know it to look at. Good acting, well shot, 15 Days is nothing short of an ultra-low-budget miracle! I thoroughly recommend this movie.