Identiteaze

This short film reminded me of the TV show Severance, but where Severance provided enough information to generate specific questions about the core mysteries of the story, Identiteaze gave too few clues to spark an investment in the story. The visuals were good and the actors did well with what they were given. Much of the dialogue was repetitive or frustratingly vague, including a convoluted series of musical metaphors. I appreciate that this is a sincere effort from a cast and crew comprised of people often underrepresented in media, and I generally enjoy science fiction that explores elements of the human experience, including gender. The execution just didn't work for me.

I didn't really know what to expect exactly, but i thought it was well done. The performances were solid, and the dialogue worked for me. Don't want to say too much without spoiling something, but our two main characters and the actors who play them do a very good job of being distinct and yet having some essence in common. Part of that is the dialog and part of that is the actor. The sterile look works for what this is about; and that ending is eerie. The use of a turntable was particularly interesting; given how often records tend to scratch (around me anyway). And the song is a banger. I'm very glad I watched it; movies with horror undertones don't tend to appeal to me; but this one worked.

There was maybe on interesting part but for the most part I think they were trying to be clever but everything just fell little short a nice first try for a writer I do hope they do well and continue I feel they could get stronger as they go.

Was nice to get Q (John de Lancie) in it, he is a very under rated actor and deserves a lot more credit, not quite on the voice lever as someone like Morgan Freeman but very recognizable when he is talking.

I would say it is not something I would go out of my way to watch again, but if you do come across it you would not be wasting your time to watch it.

Went into this worried to be honest, as I'm a fan of Jesse and wanted the best for her first big production. I was worried that I wouldn't like it, and I'm easily turned off from watching things due to my short attention span (thanks ADHD)...I'm typically hard to please. Although I'm a fan as mentioned before, I feel it is kindest to creators that you are honest with them and let them know upfront if you don't feel they would thrive in an endeavour, as ultimately it would lead to pain and disappointment for them down the line if you tell them white lies.

However I really enjoyed this short, of course there are parts of the dialogue that I would change as it was a tad too existential for me, but appreciated it for what it was trying to do.

I enjoyed how clean the film work was, the actors performed well and sets were pleasing to the eye.

Being as this is a start to what I hope is a long career for Jesse this is really promising and I look forward to seeing what she creates next, if she decides that this is ultimately what she wants to dedicate herself to.

No spoilers here.

As I mentioned in the title, I was hoping for and expecting more. I am familiar with the writer and a few of the actors, and I generally enjoy things that they produce. This is not the case here, as the writing feels very stilted and heavy on clichés, and the actors generally do a good job with the material that they are given to work with.

You would likely be better served watching something else, like Cube, and supporting LGBTQ+ stories elsewhere. The themes and ideas of the short are good ones but feel to be applied very poorly. Questions of identity in identiteaze is almost as comically simplistic as a bad episode of Star Trek.