[
Into the Night
screens Thursday September 26th as part of program of
short films at Akron Film + Pixel Night at the Akron Art Museum
starting at 6:30 pm.]
Review
by Bob Ignizio
A married man contemplates the ramifications of his unfaithfulness
on his wife and young daughter in
Into the Night,
the latest short from Cleveland area filmmaker Brandon Baker. As with
his previous work, the visuals and use of sound design are strong,
but this time there's more empahsis on character and dialog than in
the two shorts of Baker's I've seen previously (The
Artist
and The
Accident).
The acting is a mixed bag, but generally stronger than in The
Artist,
with lead Andrew Schaefer coming across much better than the “friends
willing to work for free” level of acting one usually finds in
productions of this level.
The
general vibe I got from the short is like a Twilight
Zone
episode directed by an experimental filmmaker. I was also reminded a
bit of Dickens 'A Christmas Carol' in the way a spirit (at least
that's what I thought it was) tries to warn the protagonist to change
his ways. The arty, surreal approach can be a bit obtuse at times,
and I wasn't entirely clear on what the ending meant, but overall
this is a solid piece of work by a talented filmmaker. 2 1/2 out of 4
stars.
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