Jinxy Jenkins & Lucky Lou

I think Jinky Jenkins and Lucky Lou were meant to bump into each other-quite literally in this case! The two characters represent completely opposite worlds-not just in terms of luck, but also in their personalities, which are like night and day.

However, as this animated short film shows, their differences complement each other, and together they make a charming couple. Of course, the path to that point isn't exactly smooth-it's actually quite bumpy (again, quite literally), with the story set in San Francisco.

The musical instruments scene was especially fun because of its sheer absurdity. It reminded me of classic slapstick films-we've definitely seen similar gags before, but it still worked well here.

Nothing new. only a love story. simple, amusing, seductive for gags and not for story. proposing pieces from many classic films. and a sort of adventure, different persons and few slices of San Francisco. but, in bizarre way, it is enough for be a lovely show. because nothing could be useful than a modest animation , with a silly message, with stereotypical characters and a lot of unrealistic events . and that does it , against appearences, a lovely short animation. like a fire works.

Ben and Keith (The Two Gay Geeks) screened this short at the Phoenix Loves Sci-Fi Film Festival along with 20 other short films. It was one of the standouts in the program. It was first up on the program. Keith thought it was a cute comedic short to whet the appetite for the rest of the festival. Ben's thoughts: This was a totally delightful computer animated short about two different individuals, their personal outlook on life, and how fate just brought them together. It was charming, very humorous, and done with such quality it looked like it could have easily been done by the folks at Pixar. We look forward to seeing more from these two artists.

When a guy who has nothing but bad luck meets a girl who has only good luck, something's gotta give. This is a cute, entertaining variation on boy meets girl--submerged in a unique situation. The problem is that no matter what, there is no resolution to this. We have some fun situations and bit of romance, but that's about it.

What would happen if a jinx of a guy and a lucky go girl met? How would they meet? How their extraordinary negative and positive energies would mix or balance? That is the interesting stating story of this animated vignette set in hilly San Francisco.

You know, there is nothing I hate about this short, but nothing I like either. Yes, there is a good dose of cuteness, a bit of adventure and funny not-so-funny moments. But that is all. There is not real narrative. This is just a long gag full of clichés, and stereotypical characters.

The CGI animation is very good, movement of the characters, landscaping, and so on, but not excellent either. To me that would not matter at all if the narrative, characters and overall story were interesting. They are not, to me.