40 Minutes Over Maui

A sweet comedy about human nature. A married couple, their vacantion in Hawaii, a warning and the joy of life in amusing, touching and seductive manner, before implacable death moment. Half of seduction - the smart story. Half - great performances of Julie Brister and Johnny Ray Meeks. So, a sort of doomsday. Admirable crafted because, in essence, it is just about its public.

Greetings again from the darkness. Would you rather have a few minutes warning for the impending end of the world, or remain blissfully unaware of doomsday? Penny and Larry are a married couple on vacation in Hawaii. As they argue about the best timing to hit the hotel's breakfast buffet, an Emergency text comes across alerting them to a crisis: "A ballistic missile is inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill." Stuff just got real.

Co-directors Michael Feld and Josh Cavitt co-wrote the script with Steven Feld, and it's a quite comical look at a very human reaction to the most stressful moment any of us can imagine. Julie Brister and Johnny Ray Meeks are terrific as the married couple, and we find their regrets and confessions quite charming ... including a few shots at Toblerone bars.

This is based on an actual event from January 13, 2018, and although the comedy during this 13 minute short film is top notch, it also reveals the oddity of human nature. We are reminded that Armageddon is not just a movie, but also a topic and threat that is always around. How we deal is up to us. Or we could hit the buffet.

You get the sense that this short film thinks it's a lot funnier than it actually is. Some of the jokes are very lazy, such as the Aerosmith one which was just stupid. If there were minor tweaks to the script here and there this could have been really good as the actors are obviously competent.

Also, I don't want to fat shame or anything, but imagining these two beached whales involved in carnal relations isn't very pretty.