Do Something, Jake

Absorbing, funny, sad and shocking in turn, this is a thoroughly enjoyable film. Ignore the no-budget naysayers, this is slickly put together, loved and crafted piece of work which belies its no-budget development. The storyline moves beautifully, with some great characters and some memorable scenes: NY drugs baron meets miserable elderly lady is a classic. I was quickly invested in Jake and Alice and really cared what happened to them. Jake's gradual development over the course of the film is beautifully handled by Jamie Alderson. Mia Mills is wonderful as Alice, trapped in her deteriorating relationship, and when she finally goes into the attack, cushion in hand, I was cheering her all the way. The thoroughly unpleasant trio of Tom Loone, as Guy, Alice's dislikeable boyfriend, Ed Bergtold, as Big M, and Simon Crudgington, were great together. This is a film that its creators and The Midlands should be very proud of!

This may have made a good 30 minute short, but it is way too long, with amateur acting and a clumsy script.

It looks like a college/university project and I am afraid is not up to scratch.

Starts slowly, building Jake's character, but events take a sinister turn.... Highly recommended!

This charming indie film delivers a very uniquely British experience. Jake is the autistic guy bogged down by the unrealistic expectations of an intolerant society.

The film draws on obsessive aspects of his condition that allow him to solve the mystery in his own special way.

There are a number of comic set pieces that work extremely well but there is also a fine slow build that richly develops the relationships between Jake and the supporting characters.

It is not a stereotypical and delivers exactly what you would want from an "indie" film. It is heartwarming and refreshing and proves at the end of the day a good film is defined by an effective story not by millions of pounds spent on special effects.

The kind of low budget British indie that gives the industry a bad name. Just bad, bad, bad. Avoid.