This short is one of light touches and there the feeling by the end that very little really happened but yet the film still engages and informs a lot more than it appears on the surface. The feeling of being isolated and tired is tangible at the start of the film, and we understand the gap that is causing the problem. It is not clear if smoking weed was something Rosemary used to do with her dead partner, or long before, but this is how she decides to try to break the pattern of her life or insomnia and not being able to relax. The quest for drugs takes her onto a rough council estate, where an older white woman does rather stand out.
The majority of the film takes place on the estate and this is where the film is most engaging. The connection between Rosemary and Tyrone seems genuine, with both of them not being the stereotypes that we expect, but at the same time the film never gets anywhere near being "hey, we're all the same on the inside, I mean, yeah?" about it, but again continues to have a delicate touch in the writing and the delivery. Of course there is the sense of it all being a bit light overall, but generally it weathers this because we are drawn into the two characters – in particular the interactions on the estate are engaging, with the performances from Neubert and Tripp making it work.
Technically the film looks good, with the external locations on the estate being well used and well filmed. The conclusion of the film is maybe extended longer than it needed to be, but it still works well in the point it makes and the sense of peace that comes. It is light and it is not without some issues, but I appreciated the delicate delivery from the writing through to the performances.
