Jellybaby

We thought it was hysterical. My parents saw it the day before at the RIFF, and raved about it. So, when there was a technical format problem with the film we were watching we convinced the "projectionist" to replay Jelly Baby for us. He had enjoyed it as well, so gladly replayed it. We practically fell out of our chairs laughing. It includes succinct dialogue, expertly delivered. It is filmed with the lightest hand, basically you truly feel the shot versus just watching it, but not so much that it distracts the viewer from the film. But part of the brilliance is the completely uninformed experience of seeing the film. My parents refused to tell us a thing about it, which is good because then we were completely open to the experience. So, if you like slightly dark or off-color humor - see it if you ever have the opportunity. We all wanted to buy it after seeing it, and just for fun the projectionist ran it again for us.

This is a rather sick comedy short. It's told from the standpoint of a young father who is going insane because his baby does nothing but cry....CONSTANTLY. You really feel sorry for the guy and after almost a year of this, he's willing to something very desperate to stop the non-stop screaming. Dads probably will sympathize with him--mothers will probably be horrified by his solution--making this a film of semi-questionable taste but also making it very funny! The film has very good production values--good direction, acting, etc. and the people who made it created a film that is both professional looking and entertaining.

JELLYBABY is an odd title and what this film has to do with the title is beyond me. I know that Jellybabies are a British candy (and a yechy one at that), but why call the film this?! If anyone knows why, drop me a line--I'd appreciate it.