This little 50 minute movie is a pleasant surprise. One of the best movies I've seen in a while. I associate movies that tread in this territory with all sorts of pretentiousness, but there's nothing pretentious going on here. I was expecting to turn it off after 10 minutes, but every second kept my attention. The whole film has a feeling of genuine discovery and the artiness, if you will, of the approach is refreshingly well executed. This could have so easily been a bad movie, but every element (location, actors, script, direction, set design, music) manages to keep the ship afloat. The lead actress Victoria Thaine is wonderful. If I ever give it a second viewing I will probably find some little thing to dislike and maybe lower the rating from 10 to 8 or 9.
