Ms. White Light

I can honestly say I have never seen this story told on film before, and how rare is that in a world of non-stop content? Director Paul Shoulberg's film is a haunting tale detailing the constant struggle with our own mortality, and our reluctance to accept our eventual fate. Carried by the daring lead performance from Roberta Colindrez, Ms. White Light is an early favorite as one of the best films of 2019. this is part of the review by aaron B. Peterson the only review listed on this site.

Whell a lot of people are missing out at the moment of a really great movie. A difficult subject with a lot of humor addit to it.

"You hired a complete stranger to help your mother die!"

This is a rare confluence of vision, story and simple filmmaking that exposes the imperfection of a process that is unique to us all and how the twists of life deliver to us the grit or will or determination to make everyones ending as much as a miracle as their beginning.

Within such film magic is the raw and riveting human emotions that Roberta Colindrez and Judith Light bring to the everyday pace of life's winding down that rings true in the viewers gut even in the face of the unique skill and situation Lex finds herself in.

The pace and the emotion sometimes on the surface and sometimes so deep lend this gentle story weight and trust that creates the magic and reminds the viewer to not take anything at face value and to understand we must all take this journey and do with it the best that can.

And for all this the movie begs to be seen and once experienced leave an imprint on your psyche. Thank you Paul Shoulberg.

Great performance by all the actors. The movie could easily be performed as a play with its stark scenery and well paced conversation.

Lex helps the dying in ways family members cannot. Family members give them pablum and lies. Lex tells them what will happen and doesn't pretend it's going to get better. She treats them as people at a time when no one else does.

Compassion comes with a price, and Lex is exhausted from paying it. What she needs is to want to live as much as her dying patients do.

This is a warm-hearted small film with a big message about grief and renewal. It is carried by Roberta Colindrez (the bright spot in "I Love Dick"), who knows how to show both Lex's sardonic exterior and her breaking heart.

I liked it.

Very well written, with minimal flaws. The direction is very good, as is the acting of its few characters. The story is very original, entertaining, and involving.

The theme is very unusual, closure when someone is dying, with an off-the-wall approach, not exactly a drama. It is unrealistic, with unusual characters, charming and funny, but not a dark comedy. It's more like a light farce, but one that forces very serious questions.

The focus is not on the tragic, nor on the gross aspects of death. The movie insulates us from that, and amuses, while making one think. The focus is on the philosophical -- with an small "f", very down to earth. The story pulls us in a gentle manner, with some laughs, but constantly touching on sad aspects. Yet, its not a sad story, nor a comedy either, nor too deep.

One has to be in the mood, of course. Even in this light approach, death is a difficult subject. A topic most people tend to avoid, till it it forces itself close, when one is hardly ready. But that's part of what this movie does, in a gentle and kind way, with laughs that distract, make us think about it -- as we should sometime.

I am very glad I watched it.