Skeletons

Brilliant and emotional film. The performance of the two fabulous and intimate actors in an environment created for them. The unexpected ending. In short, a film that will captivate you from the first moment. I saw it from the online platform and the only thing missing... were some subtitles so I wouldn't miss anything from the script. I hope to see it one day on the big screen.

This film certainly has an intensity to it. "Christopher" (Robin Lord Taylor) finds himself revisiting long-lost pains and anguish when he is faced with a meeting, out of the blue, with his ex-boyfriend "David" (Tom Downing). We are but flies on the wall as the couple try to reconcile not just with each other, but with the guilt both feel about their failed relationship and with the responsibilities for that failure. What is especially effective is the relentless rain pounding the window panes as the two men try to deal with their demons. On that latter front, detail is provided to us rather sparingly. We don't know what went wrong, who might have been to blame - cheating, grown apart? Nor are we expecting to find out. This is a short and effective observational drama that packs quite a lot into twenty minutes and is well worth a watch.

What can I say about this movie well I know to say it's beautifully thought out and constructed with a deep raw impacting storyline that displays how we see people we know in our lives with flaws but tend to over look them with how our love for them can overlook those flaws so easily. This movie deserves to be a huge cinematic feature in cinemas across the world rather than a short film due to its plot, well developed characters played by the amazing Robin Lord Taylor and Tommy Beardmore and not forgetting well to put together and directed by Adam Decarlo. Hope to see this trio work together again in the future in more projects.

Watched it during Prideflix festival:

A stormy night is the perfect scenario for Adam DeCarlo short film "Skelletons" as two past lovers find themselves in the same room after years of being apart, however is not a joyful reencounter what awaits them as guilt and regret pour into the room mirroring the rain outside.

In the quiet of this intimate reencounter vulnerabilities are shown as the walls of the past come crumbling down. Some mistakes are unforgivable and they hurt our loved ones as much as they hurt ourselves, this is shown by David (Tommy Beardmore) and Christopher (Robin Lord Taylor) who find themselves forced to live a shared pain that broke them apart on the first place.

The twist and turns of the script are on point with the powerful acting of both professional actors who reveal piece by piece the truth of their characters past, their performance gives a sense of familiarity between two lovers who were once confortable with each other and despite the grief for what they can no longer have they still care deeply for the other well-being.

Personally I enjoyed Skelletons as a well thought well written story that gets the audience caught in the emotional turmoil of the characters confrontation with their past mistakes and themselves, the music and lighting form an atmosphere where memories, actions and their consequences all converge in a single night and once that moment is over is time to live on.

Overall is a great piece of work brought up by a small but amazingly dedicated cast and crew, their talent shows up on the resulting film and its lasting impression on the audience.

Beautiful film from start to end. So much emotion in a short time but it had me so invested. The acting was exquisite. The lighting and music captured the emotion perfectly. And a surprise ending. Loved it.