Across Grace Alley (2013) User Reviews

Bad actors.

[riddhimaakaritu · 5/10 · 25 September 2019]

Everything is good in this film apart from acting.

Dancer in the distance

[Horst_In_Translation · 4/10 · 23 February 2018]

"Across Grace Alley" is an American 25-minute live action short film from 2013, so this one has its 5th anniversary this year and it is the most recent of not too many efforts as writer and director for Ralph Macchio that many still know today of course from "The Karate Kid". He also plays one of the supporting characters here. The most known cast member otherwise is probably Marsha Mason for all her Oscar nominations, but the central character is played by child actor Ben Hyland, not known to me and apparently not related to Modern Family's Sarah Hyland. It's the story of a boy who deals with his parents not loving each other anymore and he finds the art of dance to get along better with the situation thanks to a sensual neighbor. Maybe you need to be interested in dancing yourself, or even perform this as a sport to appreciate the film here, but for me it did not work out. The connection between the soothing dances and the problems it solves to some extent never seems fulfilling to me and that's really all the film is about. The performances are tolerable, but don't really impress me that much either. The consequence of thisd slightly messed-up key component is that the film does have an ounce of pretense to it and this is also true for some of the fdialogues used in here. It takes itself far more seriously than it has the right to given the artistic outcome and overall quality. Weak is more frequent in here than strong, so I give this one a thumbs-down. Not recommended.

Great short from Ralph Macchio

[Andy-Pennsylvania · 9/10 · 21 January 2016]

When I heard that a short film directed by the Karate Kid himself was playing at a local film festival (Studio City), I was curious enough to buy a ticket for the block it was showing in. I was very impressed to see that Ralph Macchio had crafted such an emotionally resonant and beautifully shot short film.

It's a simple and bittersweet story about growing up. It focuses on a young boy who becomes fascinated by a dancer who he sees in the window adjacent from his New York apartment building. The relationship between the boy and the dancer is initially awkward, but morphs into something very moving and very human.

After Across From Grace Alley, I will definitely keep my eyes out for more of Macchio's work. Hopefully he tackles a feature for his next go-round.

Very good, ad and melancholy...

[RosanaBotafogo · 8/10 · 1 January 2022]

So cute, yet sad and melancholy, the little boy's muse, a beautiful dancer who suffers an abusive relationship, highlighting director, producer, screenwriter and actor Ralph Macchio...

Simply and Beautiful

[yusufpiskin · 8/10 · 8 October 2021]

It is interesting that although a short film directed and scripted by Ralph Macchio has not been on Netflix for 3 years, no one knows about it.

Ralph Macchio explained what he wanted to tell in 25 minutes in a very simple language.

Ben Hyland, the child actor of House of Cards and The Strain, was the right choice for the movie.

Ok,short film.

[ts-0000 · 15 October 2020]

Was lacking in some aspects,felt it needed to be a bit longer. Still..Worth checking out.