This short comedy follows an understudy who is working in a restaurant job when suddenly his number comes up - the lead is sick and he is going to be tonight's star in a promising off-Broadway show. As the day goes ahead, the man lets the potential fame go more and more to his head.
As a comedy, this is not really one where you're be laughing all the way, with punchline after punchline. Instead it is more of a cringe-inducing comedy which has a good bed of amusement to it. We follow the main actor as he quickly becomes more and more of an asshole. The film foretells this nicely by having the guy's naïve energy be annoying when recommending shows - like he is really a big part of the scene or something. This comes over as harmless enough, but it connects well to who he is when it is scaled up - essentially it is the same person but magnified by supposed fame. In doing this the film works its character well, I guess writer and actor Richardson has maybe met a few on his way.
The script is funny in a painful way, and Richardson delivers it really well throughout. The pace makes the most of the script, and it is a very professional production - with plenty of familiar faces in the cast, even though you'll probably be hitting IMDb to be able to always place them. The film runs to over 20 minutes (which is long for an online short film) but it fills that time easily and never outstays its welcome.
As a comedy, this is not really one where you're be laughing all the way, with punchline after punchline. Instead it is more of a cringe-inducing comedy which has a good bed of amusement to it. We follow the main actor as he quickly becomes more and more of an asshole. The film foretells this nicely by having the guy's naïve energy be annoying when recommending shows - like he is really a big part of the scene or something. This comes over as harmless enough, but it connects well to who he is when it is scaled up - essentially it is the same person but magnified by supposed fame. In doing this the film works its character well, I guess writer and actor Richardson has maybe met a few on his way.
The script is funny in a painful way, and Richardson delivers it really well throughout. The pace makes the most of the script, and it is a very professional production - with plenty of familiar faces in the cast, even though you'll probably be hitting IMDb to be able to always place them. The film runs to over 20 minutes (which is long for an online short film) but it fills that time easily and never outstays its welcome.
